# Kalyan Chak Village, Nanda Kumar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Kalyan Chak

Kalyan Chak is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,774 people in 627 households**, the 26th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,774people (2011)
- 627households
- 84.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalyan Chak

Of every 100 households in Kalyan Chak in 2011, 42 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalyan Chak · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**17%

Tap water ****27%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**89%

Use banking services ****18%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Kalyan Chak?

■ Kalyan Chak · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**940

Working population ****32.3%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 81.3% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 167 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 220 (25%) · **■** Marginal 197 (22%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Puyeda3,124 people
- Bar Baichberya3,119 people
- Sandalpur3,071 people
- Naradari2,814 people
- Tikarampur2,735 people
- Mandar Gachhya2,691 people
- Naikundi2,540 people
- Dakshin Damodarpur2,503 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalyan Chak?2,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalyan Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalyan Chak?84.6% (Census 2011)