# Kalmikhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kalmikhali

Kalmikhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,804 people in 1,083 households**, the 8th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 4,804people (2011)
- 1,083households
- 71.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalmikhali

Of every 100 households in Kalmikhali in 2011, 54 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalmikhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**44%

Tap water ****54%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****30%**

**36%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kalmikhali?

■ Kalmikhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**954

Working population ****40.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 63.8% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 237 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (17%) · **■** Household industry 69 (4%) · **■** Other work 625 (32%) · **■** Marginal 690 (35%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Bagi7,235 people
- Andharmanik6,676 people
- Kasthamahal5,156 people
- Bakeswar4,940 people
- Keoradanga4,205 people
- Gandhabaduli4,194 people
- Khariberia4,007 people
- Bhandaria3,883 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalmikhali?4,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalmikhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalmikhali?71.8% (Census 2011)