# Kilaram Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Kilaram

Kilaram is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,931 people in 403 households**, the 16th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,931people (2011)
- 403households
- 63.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kilaram

Of every 100 households in Kilaram in 2011, 60 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kilaram · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**52%

Tap water ****48%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**83%

Use banking services ****20%**

**34%

Television ****34%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kilaram?

■ Kilaram · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**966

Working population ****33.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 56.6% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 236 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (19%) · **■** Other work 150 (23%) · **■** Marginal 134 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Naxalbari

- Bhujia Banir Chhat2,248 people
- Trihana Tea Garden2,016 people
- Chhota Maniram1,999 people
- Belgachi1,947 people
- Shaibhita1,851 people
- Ketugabur1,814 people
- Batlabari1,813 people
- Deomani1,735 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kilaram?1,931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kilaram in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kilaram?63.1% (Census 2011)