# Kala Chak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kala Chak

Kala Chak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 29 households**, the 279th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 132people (2011)
- 29households
- 41.2%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kala Chak

Of every 100 households in Kala Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kala Chak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chak?

■ Kala Chak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**970

Working population ****61.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 27.3% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 8 (10%) · **■** Marginal 73 (90%)

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

- Talugotgerya141 people
- Kalagerya136 people
- Bagdiha133 people
- Beguni132 people
- Mamudpur130 people
- Dakshin Markundapur129 people
- Barghasiram127 people
- Banamalichak126 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 Kala Chak?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kala Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kala Chak?41.2% (Census 2011)