# Kodalia Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kodalia

Kodalia is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,896 people in 1,285 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 5,896people (2011)
- 1,285households
- 66.4%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kodalia

Of every 100 households in Kodalia in 2011, 37 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kodalia · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**42%

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

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**25%

Tap water ****23%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****14%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

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 Kodalia?

■ Kodalia · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**953

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 162 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 451 (22%) · **■** Household industry 96 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,084 (54%) · **■** Marginal 214 (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 Basirhat - I

- Panitar13,947 people
- Sangrampur7,233 people
- Gachha6,489 people
- Akharpur6,204 people
- Gotra5,894 people
- Pipha5,760 people
- Merudandi4,730 people
- Hariharpur4,477 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kodalia?5,896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodalia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kodalia?66.4% (Census 2011)