# Kalichak Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalichak

Kalichak is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 49 households**, the 133rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 248people (2011)
- 49households
- 90.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalichak

Of every 100 households in Kalichak in 2011, 94 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalichak · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**37%

Television ****49%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalichak?

■ Kalichak · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**959

Working population ****40.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 86.6% for women. 75% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (78%) · **■** Household industry 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Ghatal

- Arajikrishnabati314 people
- Shyamchak311 people
- Krishnabati289 people
- Gopalnagar254 people
- Kalisa208 people
- Dharmmapur172 people
- Lalkundu129 people
- Kharigeria120 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalichak?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalichak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalichak?90.7% (Census 2011)