# Kalugachhi Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kalugachhi

Kalugachhi is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,395 people in 881 households**, the 18th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 4,395people (2011)
- 881households
- 65.3%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalugachhi

Of every 100 households in Kalugachhi in 2011, 25 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalugachhi · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**12%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**47%

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 Kalugachhi?

■ Kalugachhi · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**961

Working population ****39.7%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 300 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (33%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (6%) · **■** Marginal 741 (42%)

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 Canning - II

- Banamalipur5,271 people
- Chandibari4,948 people
- Mallik Kati4,683 people
- Bibir Abad4,543 people
- Netra4,154 people
- Haora Mari4,136 people
- Miagheri4,134 people
- Singheswar3,705 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalugachhi?4,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalugachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalugachhi?65.3% (Census 2011)