# Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Kolaghat

Kolaghat is a sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **290,124 people**, 4 towns and 109 villages (106 inhabited). The largest village is Derya Chak (11,358 people).

- 290,124people (2011)
- 109villages
- 4towns
- 84.9%literacy

## Population of Kolaghat compared with Purba Medinipur

■ Kolaghat · ■ Purba Medinipur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**946

Working population ****37.5%**

**37.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kolaghat

Of every 100 households in Kolaghat in 2011, 65 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolaghat · ■ Purba Medinipur district

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**12%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****47%**

**41%

Television ****35%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Kolaghat

- Kolaghat25,191 people
- Amalhara14,261 people
- Mihitikri6,906 people
- Kharisha4,120 people

## Largest villages in Kolaghat

- Derya Chak · 11,358 people
- Brindaban Chak · 10,235 people
- Bhogpur · 7,559 people
- Saluka · 5,680 people
- Narayan Pakuria · 5,654 people
- Siddha · 5,642 people
- Arar · 5,618 people
- Gopal Nagar · 5,333 people
- Rain · 5,329 people
- Raksa Chak · 4,308 people
- Mandar Gachha · 4,204 people
- Paramanandapur · 4,002 people
- Kishor Chak · 3,931 people
- Sulani · 3,746 people
- Bathan Berya · 3,689 people
- Machhinan · 3,638 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kolaghat?109 (106 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolaghat in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Kolaghat?290,124 (Census 2011)