# Kadamtala Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Kadamtala

Kadamtala is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,781 people in 1,223 households**, the 19th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 5,781people (2011)
- 1,223households
- 68.4%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kadamtala

Of every 100 households in Kadamtala in 2011, 35 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kadamtala · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**62%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**78%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kadamtala?

■ Kadamtala · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**956

Working population ****42.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 64.2% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 577 (24%) · **■** Household industry 313 (13%) · **■** Other work 363 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,062 (44%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Bahadurpur7,753 people
- Khaltipur6,881 people
- Dakshin Raypur6,442 people
- Selimpur6,315 people
- Jagadishpur5,581 people
- Krishnapur4,953 people
- Maksudpur4,874 people
- Jaluabadhal4,787 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kadamtala?5,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadamtala in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kadamtala?68.4% (Census 2011)