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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kuchakala

Kuchakala is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **36 people in 7 households**, the 389th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 36people (2011)
- 7households
- 75.0%literacy
- 1,118females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuchakala

Of every 100 households in Kuchakala in 2011, 29 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuchakala · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Kuchakala?

■ Kuchakala · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**991

Working population ****25.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (33%) · **■** Other work 1 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2 (22%)

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

- Ichhlampur39 people
- Mahishlot39 people
- Bhaukmari38 people
- Kalabere36 people
- Ladhapara34 people
- Chaksrinath33 people
- Jaynagar30 people
- Pirchak30 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuchakala?36 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchakala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchakala?75.0% (Census 2011)