# Kaliara Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kaliara

Kaliara is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 447 households**, the 16th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,970people (2011)
- 447households
- 72.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaliara

Of every 100 households in Kaliara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaliara · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**50%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

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 Kaliara?

■ Kaliara · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

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

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**970

Working population ****34.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (42%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (8%) · **■** Marginal 202 (30%)

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

- Barbansi2,130 people
- Arashini2,029 people
- Lachhmapur2,019 people
- Shakmandal1,988 people
- Baradiha1,818 people
- Balihati1,757 people
- Khagra1,710 people
- Dubgohal1,668 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 Kaliara?1,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaliara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaliara?72.6% (Census 2011)