# Kalachhara Village, Chanditala - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Kalachhara

Kalachhara is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,225 people in 1,010 households**, the 1st largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 4,225people (2011)
- 1,010households
- 87.8%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalachhara

Of every 100 households in Kalachhara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalachhara · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**17%

Tap water ****7%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**51%

Use banking services ****55%**

**58%

Television ****61%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Kalachhara?

■ Kalachhara · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**941

Working population ****33.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 84.3% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (5%) · **■** Household industry 90 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,033 (72%) · **■** Marginal 195 (14%)

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 Chanditala - II

- Chanditala3,984 people
- Madhabpur3,982 people
- Adan3,785 people
- Beledanga3,777 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalachhara?4,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalachhara in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalachhara?87.8% (Census 2011)