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

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Kulia

Kulia is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 271 households**, the 69th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 271households
- 87.6%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kulia

Of every 100 households in Kulia in 2011, 66 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kulia · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****34%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kulia?

■ Kulia · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**942

Working population ****34.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 79.6% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (9%) · **■** Other work 215 (51%) · **■** Marginal 82 (19%)

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

- Uttar Markandapur1,381 people
- Khadinan1,371 people
- Purbba Saoraberya1,293 people
- Betberya1,249 people
- Amir Chak1,201 people
- Nankar Banka Dangar1,193 people
- Padima Chak1,160 people
- Kaji Chak1,159 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kulia?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kulia?87.6% (Census 2011)