# Kalirhat Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Kalirhat

Kalirhat is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,280 people in 934 households**, the 35th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 4,280people (2011)
- 934households
- 70.0%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalirhat

Of every 100 households in Kalirhat in 2011, 16 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalirhat · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**58%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kalirhat?

■ Kalirhat · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**962

Working population ****48.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 441 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (25%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 416 (20%) · **■** Marginal 669 (32%)

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 Dhupguri

- Jurapani4,522 people
- Riabari Tea Garden4,448 people
- Kazipara4,442 people
- Dakshin Gosairhat4,394 people
- Red Bank Tea Garden4,114 people
- Diana Tea Garden4,097 people
- Uttar Khuttimari4,044 people
- Dakshin Altagram3,975 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalirhat?4,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalirhat in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalirhat?70.0% (Census 2011)