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

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Kaliachak

Kaliachak is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,192 people in 830 households**, the 26th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 4,192people (2011)
- 830households
- 64.9%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaliachak

Of every 100 households in Kaliachak in 2011, 62 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kaliachak · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**62%

Tap water ****49%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**78%

Use banking services ****51%**

**22%

Television ****31%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**39%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kaliachak?

■ Kaliachak · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**956

Working population ****46.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 59.3% for women. 53% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (3%) · **■** Household industry 614 (32%) · **■** Other work 1,001 (52%) · **■** Marginal 219 (11%)

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

- Maksudpur4,874 people
- Jaluabadhal4,787 people
- Chhirampur4,714 people
- Harochak4,712 people
- Saiyadpur3,675 people
- Nurnagar3,413 people
- Jotparan3,361 people
- Shrirampur3,305 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaliachak?4,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaliachak in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaliachak?64.9% (Census 2011)