# Kalikanala Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalikanala

Kalikanala is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **191 people in 48 households**, the 196th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 191people (2011)
- 48households
- 81.0%literacy
- 1,122females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalikanala

Of every 100 households in Kalikanala in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalikanala · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****79%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**99%

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 Kalikanala?

■ Kalikanala · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**973

Working population ****27.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 73.3% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 50 (96%)

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 Sankrail

- Gourberya199 people
- Gurigot194 people
- Krishtanagar192 people
- Relagaria192 people
- Talai187 people
- Birkanda186 people
- Goshtakal186 people
- Kuchladanri182 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalikanala?191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalikanala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalikanala?81.0% (Census 2011)