# Kaliswar Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Kaliswar

Kaliswar is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,081 people in 243 households**, the 77th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,081people (2011)
- 243households
- 92.9%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaliswar

Of every 100 households in Kaliswar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaliswar · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**44%

Television ****43%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kaliswar?

■ Kaliswar · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**942

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 89.5% for women. 67% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (42%) · **■** Marginal 226 (56%)

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 Kolaghat

- Kaji Chak1,159 people
- Payag1,152 people
- Manoharpur1,150 people
- Purbba Manika1,102 people
- Arisanda991 people
- Dehati928 people
- Brindaban Chak923 people
- Kulhanda902 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaliswar?1,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaliswar in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaliswar?92.9% (Census 2011)