# Kalinja Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalinja

Kalinja is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,802 people in 384 households**, the 6th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,802people (2011)
- 384households
- 78.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalinja

Of every 100 households in Kalinja in 2011, 48 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalinja · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****68%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**32%

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 Kalinja?

■ Kalinja · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

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

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**940

Working population ****30.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 74.9% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 156 (28%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Petbindhi3,847 people
- Jahanpur3,521 people
- Bhamal1,991 people
- Mahapal1,867 people
- Tapsia1,779 people
- Kuliana1,777 people
- Belaberya1,685 people
- Ambi1,606 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalinja?1,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalinja in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalinja?78.9% (Census 2011)