# Kalitala Village, Hingalganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hingalganj, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kalitala

Kalitala is a village in Hingalganj sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,609 people in 1,765 households**, the 7th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 6,609people (2011)
- 1,765households
- 78.9%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalitala

Of every 100 households in Kalitala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalitala · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**22%

Tap water ****35%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**54%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kalitala?

■ Kalitala · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**974

Working population ****40.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.5% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 374 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,045 (39%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 384 (14%) · **■** Marginal 832 (31%)

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 Hingalganj

- Shridhar Kati7,687 people
- Durgapur Baylani7,115 people
- Jogesganj7,082 people
- Bispur6,643 people
- Parghumti6,581 people
- Ramapur6,357 people
- Patghara6,270 people
- Bhandarkhali5,832 people

[All 42 villages in Hingalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/hingalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalitala?6,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalitala in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Hingalganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalitala?78.9% (Census 2011)