# Khalamba Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Khalamba

Khalamba is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 213 households**, the 113th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 962people (2011)
- 213households
- 55.8%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khalamba

Of every 100 households in Khalamba in 2011, 38 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khalamba · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**75%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****62%**

**33%

Television ****25%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Khalamba?

■ Khalamba · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1246**

**979

Working population ****42.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 51.3% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 147 (36%)

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 Gazole

- Maheshpur972 people
- Bagsarai971 people
- Khord Deotala968 people
- Madhail968 people
- Shekhpara931 people
- Shilnagara920 people
- Purbba Kasba913 people
- Jotbhairab907 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khalamba?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalamba in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khalamba?55.8% (Census 2011)