# Kala Gechhya Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kala Gechhya

Kala Gechhya is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,097 people in 480 households**, the 43rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,097people (2011)
- 480households
- 76.5%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kala Gechhya

Of every 100 households in Kala Gechhya in 2011, 66 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kala Gechhya · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**33%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

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

**11%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kala Gechhya?

■ Kala Gechhya · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**943

Working population ****40.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (21%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 254 (30%) · **■** Marginal 216 (26%)

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 Daspur - II

- Sahachak2,302 people
- Shripur2,299 people
- Dangabhanga2,271 people
- Chak Sultan2,225 people
- Salya2,092 people
- Gomakpota2,064 people
- Sona Khali2,014 people
- Lakshman Chak1,886 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kala Gechhya?2,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kala Gechhya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kala Gechhya?76.5% (Census 2011)