# Kalmegha Village, Habibpur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Kalmegha

Kalmegha is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 216 households**, the 56th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 216households
- 60.4%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalmegha

Of every 100 households in Kalmegha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalmegha · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalmegha?

■ Kalmegha · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**950

Working population ****47.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 183 (38%) · **■** Marginal 179 (37%)

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 Habibpur

- Horgao1,030 people
- Kathal Banpur1,020 people
- Singra1,020 people
- Paralia1,013 people
- Ashrafpur991 people
- Bhabanipur984 people
- Gopalpur977 people
- Kotalpur973 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalmegha?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalmegha in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalmegha?60.4% (Census 2011)