# Kalma, Jhalda - I, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Kalma

Kalma is a village in [Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,536 people in 524 households**, the 6th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 2,536people (2011)
- 524households
- 67.3%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalma

Of every 100 households in Kalma in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalma · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kalma?

■ Kalma · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**946

Working population ****51.5%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 49.6% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 482 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (15%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (7%) · **■** Marginal 512 (39%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Ichag4,951 people
- Jargo4,083 people
- Ilu3,131 people
- Masina2,724 people
- Pusti2,374 people
- Ghutia2,280 people
- Birudi2,230 people
- Hesla2,130 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

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- Kalma · Village, Tonk Khurd, Dewas · 2,374 people
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- Kalma · Village, Gunupur, Rayagada · 901 people
- Kalma · Village, Karsog, Mandi · 1 person

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalma?2,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalma in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalma?67.3% (Census 2011)