# Khalaigram Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Khalaigram

Khalaigram is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,209 people in 1,368 households**, the 12th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 6,209people (2011)
- 1,368households
- 73.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khalaigram

Of every 100 households in Khalaigram in 2011, 29 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khalaigram · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**61%

Tap water ****3%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Khalaigram?

■ Khalaigram · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**962

Working population ****40.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 505 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 754 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 673 (27%) · **■** Marginal 566 (23%)

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

- Bara Gharia7,090 people
- Haritalguri Tea Garden6,778 people
- Purbba Daukimari6,723 people
- Binaguri Tea Garden6,612 people
- Kathalguri Tea Garden6,090 people
- Lakshmipara Tea Garden5,963 people
- Jhar Salbari5,899 people
- Pradhanpara5,822 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khalaigram?6,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalaigram in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khalaigram?73.5% (Census 2011)