# Kala Hazra Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kala Hazra

Kala Hazra is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,626 people in 895 households**, the 30th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 4,626people (2011)
- 895households
- 64.9%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kala Hazra

Of every 100 households in Kala Hazra in 2011, 7 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kala Hazra · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Kala Hazra?

■ Kala Hazra · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**971

Working population ****42.8%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 117 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (17%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 264 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,227 (62%)

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 Basanti

- Hogalduri4,862 people
- Jyotishpur4,833 people
- Khirishkhali4,800 people
- Gadkhali4,685 people
- Purba Bayar Siong4,538 people
- Sachea Khali4,372 people
- Kalidanga4,134 people
- Parbattipur4,048 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kala Hazra?4,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kala Hazra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kala Hazra?64.9% (Census 2011)