# Kaliganj Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Kaliganj

Kaliganj is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,100 people in 438 households**, the 37th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,100people (2011)
- 438households
- 65.1%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaliganj

Of every 100 households in Kaliganj in 2011, 7 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaliganj · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**46%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kaliganj?

■ Kaliganj · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**953

Working population ****31.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (25%) · **■** Marginal 132 (20%)

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 - II

- Parani Nagar2,366 people
- Jitarpur2,322 people
- Chandrapara2,279 people
- Choralmani2,170 people
- Shimultala2,056 people
- Gobindapara1,907 people
- Rampur1,891 people
- Balarampur1,843 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaliganj?2,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaliganj in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaliganj?65.1% (Census 2011)