# Kaluchak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kaluchak

Kaluchak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 28 households**, the 287th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 119people (2011)
- 28households
- 88.0%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaluchak

Of every 100 households in Kaluchak in 2011, 85 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaluchak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Kaluchak?

■ Kaluchak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**970

Working population ****55.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 81.5% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (36%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 34 (52%)

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

- Banamalichak126 people
- Basantapur124 people
- Rasunchak123 people
- Kismatkapasgerya122 people
- Satdhipa119 people
- Araji Kapasgeriya118 people
- Salagerya118 people
- Bar Dogeche Batitaki115 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 Kaluchak?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaluchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaluchak?88.0% (Census 2011)