# Kalagachhia Village, Khejuri - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Kalagachhia

Kalagachhia is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 180 households**, the 50th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 940people (2011)
- 180households
- 75.9%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalagachhia

Of every 100 households in Kalagachhia in 2011, 24 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalagachhia · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**28%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Kalagachhia?

■ Kalagachhia · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**977

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (16%) · **■** Other work 148 (48%) · **■** Marginal 83 (27%)

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 Khejuri - II

- Murali Chak1,090 people
- Jagannath Chak1,066 people
- Narsulya Chak999 people
- Shyampur Katka980 people
- Chhota Garania874 people
- Oashil Chak870 people
- Gorahar848 people
- Shyampur Jalpai846 people

[All 99 villages in Khejuri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalagachhia?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalagachhia in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalagachhia?75.9% (Census 2011)