# Kaimegha Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Lalgola, Murshidabad 

# Kaimegha

Kaimegha is a village in Lalgola sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,176 people in 1,635 households**, the 13th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 8,176people (2011)
- 1,635households
- 62.2%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaimegha

Of every 100 households in Kaimegha in 2011, 44 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaimegha · ■ Lalgola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**59%

Tap water ****10%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****25%**

**25%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kaimegha?

■ Kaimegha · ■ Lalgola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**977

Working population ****35.1%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (11%) · **■** Household industry 380 (13%) · **■** Other work 1,450 (51%) · **■** Marginal 581 (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 Lalgola

- Bajupur Madhupur9,771 people
- Nadaipur9,401 people
- Nasipur8,696 people
- Bansgara8,671 people
- Brahimottar Manick Chak7,800 people
- Krishnapur Dinurpara7,502 people
- Upar Fatepur7,142 people
- Sites Nagar7,123 people

[All 94 villages in Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaimegha?8,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaimegha in?Murshidabad district (Lalgola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaimegha?62.2% (Census 2011)