# Kalimba Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Kalimba

Kalimba is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,211 people in 276 households**, the 72nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,211people (2011)
- 276households
- 75.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalimba

Of every 100 households in Kalimba in 2011, 67 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalimba · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**43%

Tap water ****31%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**36%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Kalimba?

■ Kalimba · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**950

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (35%) · **■** Household industry 27 (6%) · **■** Other work 101 (21%) · **■** Marginal 79 (17%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Jakri1,459 people
- Gauran1,422 people
- Gopalnagar1,286 people
- Mayal1,266 people
- Sahanpur1,178 people
- Birlok1,110 people
- Gaurangapur1,091 people
- Senpur1,078 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalimba?1,211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalimba in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalimba?75.4% (Census 2011)