# Kajla Village, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kajla

Kajla is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,193 people in 289 households**, the 33rd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,193people (2011)
- 289households
- 72.6%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kajla

Of every 100 households in Kajla in 2011, 60 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kajla · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**50%

Tap water ****19%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kajla?

■ Kajla · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**970

Working population ****52.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (21%) · **■** Other work 71 (11%) · **■** Marginal 365 (59%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Tentulmuri1,319 people
- Elasai Ranga Dighi1,227 people
- Goalara1,217 people
- Jhilinga1,210 people
- Atra1,166 people
- Radhanagar1,148 people
- Amulpur1,138 people
- Gokulpur1,126 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kajla?1,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kajla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kajla?72.6% (Census 2011)