# Kalagachhi Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kalagachhi

Kalagachhi is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,749 people in 657 households**, the 17th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,749people (2011)
- 657households
- 83.0%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalagachhi

Of every 100 households in Kalagachhi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalagachhi · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**41%

Tap water ****63%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**84%

Use banking services ****68%**

**42%

Television ****54%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kalagachhi?

■ Kalagachhi · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**937

Working population ****34.7%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 79.0% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 707 (74%) · **■** Marginal 220 (23%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Bagda3,707 people
- Pashchim Bhabanipur3,699 people
- Bhaukol3,358 people
- Mollapukur3,150 people
- Khorda2,696 people
- Narayantala2,647 people
- Sundarika2,572 people
- Mathur2,536 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalagachhi?2,749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalagachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalagachhi?83.0% (Census 2011)