# Kalua, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalua

Kalua is a village in [Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 93 households**, the 163rd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 360people (2011)
- 93households
- 84.1%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalua

Of every 100 households in Kalua in 2011, 62 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalua · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kalua?

■ Kalua · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**970

Working population ****45.0%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 77.4% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Ismailchak376 people
- Sitibatitaki372 people
- Charkhi363 people
- Shyamnagar361 people
- Bar Hindu357 people
- Jhilingabatitaki355 people
- Barghasiram354 people
- Kanchanpur344 people

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

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalua?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalua?84.1% (Census 2011)