# Kamala Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kamala

Kamala is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 164 households**, the 59th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 888people (2011)
- 164households
- 71.7%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamala

Of every 100 households in Kamala in 2011, 24 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamala · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****58%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**52%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kamala?

■ Kamala · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**991

Working population ****33.6%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 60.5% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (10%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Salbani

- Pechapara906 people
- Bagbasa903 people
- Turepara903 people
- Jaykrishnapur897 people
- Barapatharkumkumi882 people
- Nanasol882 people
- Jalahaari878 people
- Barasijua876 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamala?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamala?71.7% (Census 2011)