# Kalma Pukhuria, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalma Pukhuria

Kalma Pukhuria is a village in [Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/) 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 **2,724 people in 647 households**, the 3rd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,724people (2011)
- 647households
- 61.0%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalma Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Kalma Pukhuria in 2011, 14 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalma Pukhuria · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**88%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**18%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kalma Pukhuria?

■ Kalma Pukhuria · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**963

Working population ****44.3%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 53.6% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 140 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (20%) · **■** Household industry 70 (6%) · **■** Other work 102 (8%) · **■** Marginal 647 (54%)

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 Nayagram

- Khasjangal2,820 people
- Bachhur Khoyar2,765 people
- Dol Gram2,454 people
- Nayagram2,300 people
- Kharika Mathani2,002 people
- Kamala Pur1,924 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalma Pukhuria?2,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalma Pukhuria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalma Pukhuria?61.0% (Census 2011)