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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalrui

Kalrui is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,609 people in 608 households**, the 2nd largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,609people (2011)
- 608households
- 72.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalrui

Of every 100 households in Kalrui in 2011, 40 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalrui · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**51%

Television ****27%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Kalrui?

■ Kalrui · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**973

Working population ****45.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 67.9% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 606 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 72 (6%)

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

- Ragra5,916 people
- Laudaha2,300 people
- Baligerya1,843 people
- Rohini1,691 people
- Dakshin Danrya1,326 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalrui?2,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalrui in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalrui?72.2% (Census 2011)