# Kaligram Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Kaligram

Kaligram is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,897 people in 2,104 households**, the 2nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 8,897people (2011)
- 2,104households
- 72.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaligram

Of every 100 households in Kaligram in 2011, 57 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kaligram · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**72%

Tap water ****29%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**91%

Use banking services ****64%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kaligram?

■ Kaligram · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**64.7%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**944

Working population ****38.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 531 (16%) · **■** Household industry 88 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,445 (42%) · **■** Marginal 1,145 (33%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Singia12,003 people
- Nabagram7,170 people
- Hatinda6,177 people
- Paschim Bhagabanpur4,993 people
- Bhagabatipur4,444 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaligram?8,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaligram in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaligram?72.7% (Census 2011)