# Kaljani Village, Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar 

# Kaljani

Kaljani is a village in Cooch Behar - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,887 people in 2,407 households**, the 5th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 9,887people (2011)
- 2,407households
- 85.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaljani

Of every 100 households in Kaljani in 2011, 30 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaljani · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**30%

Tap water ****10%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**93%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Kaljani?

■ Kaljani · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**966

Working population ****32.3%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.7% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,057 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 941 (29%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 853 (27%) · **■** Marginal 281 (9%)

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 Cooch Behar - II

- Kalarayerkuthi20,739 people
- Gopalpur18,297 people
- Kholta14,110 people
- Marichbari13,370 people
- Khapaidanga9,839 people
- Ambari8,926 people
- Bararangras8,049 people
- Khagribari6,226 people

[All 111 villages in Cooch Behar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaljani?9,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaljani in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaljani?85.1% (Census 2011)