# Kalla Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalla

Kalla is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,990 people in 389 households**, the 15th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,990people (2011)
- 389households
- 73.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalla

Of every 100 households in Kalla in 2011, 33 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalla · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****26%**

**54%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

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 Kalla?

■ Kalla · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**974

Working population ****47.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 67.4% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 500 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 281 (30%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Piardanga2,457 people
- Ghanarampur2,316 people
- Basanchhara2,128 people
- Jadabnagar1,999 people
- Khandanga1,964 people
- Radhaballabhpur1,958 people
- Shyamganja1,932 people
- Chaitanpur1,899 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalla?1,990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalla?73.7% (Census 2011)