# Kalora Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Kalora

Kalora is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 266 households**, the 88th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,156people (2011)
- 266households
- 91.3%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalora

Of every 100 households in Kalora in 2011, 84 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalora · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**50%

Tap water ****75%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****77%**

**56%

Television ****73%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Kalora?

■ Kalora · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****37.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 87.3% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 156 (36%) · **■** Marginal 61 (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 Polba - Dadpur

- Patul1,186 people
- Kadipara1,169 people
- Samsara1,165 people
- Amarpur1,156 people
- Kharari1,143 people
- Sekendarpur1,142 people
- Musar1,117 people
- Baral Malimpur1,116 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalora?1,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalora in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalora?91.3% (Census 2011)