# Srikanthakalaganda Village, Tamluk – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Srikanthakalaganda

Srikanthakalaganda is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 464 households**, the 50th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 1,859people (2011)
- 464households
- 86.3%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Srikanthakalaganda

Of every 100 households in Srikanthakalaganda in 2011, 62 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Srikanthakalaganda · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**91%

Use banking services ****7%**

**45%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Srikanthakalaganda?

■ Srikanthakalaganda · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**972

Working population ****40.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.7% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (16%) · **■** Household industry 101 (13%) · **■** Other work 159 (21%) · **■** Marginal 336 (44%)

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 Tamluk

- Kakgechhya1,909 people
- Payarchali1,903 people
- Uttar Sautanchak1,873 people
- Ranichak1,871 people
- Laichhanpur1,857 people
- Madanmohanchak1,663 people
- Chak Garupota1,601 people
- Bhubunkalua1,540 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Srikanthakalaganda?1,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Srikanthakalaganda in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Srikanthakalaganda?86.3% (Census 2011)