# Kalaram Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Kalaram

Kalaram is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,463 people in 542 households**, the 24th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,463people (2011)
- 542households
- 71.4%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalaram

Of every 100 households in Kalaram in 2011, 75 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalaram · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**88%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****52%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**82%

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 Kalaram?

■ Kalaram · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**972

Working population ****34.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 684 (80%) · **■** Marginal 112 (13%)

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 Phansidewa

- Bara Pathuram2,728 people
- Thakurganja2,571 people
- Nirmmal2,557 people
- Chikanmati2,480 people
- Tepu Tea Garden2,438 people
- Kashiram2,372 people
- Dhamnagachh2,356 people
- Jogibhita2,221 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalaram?2,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalaram in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalaram?71.4% (Census 2011)