# Kahalgaon Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kahalgaon

Kahalgaon is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,236 people in 619 households**, the 19th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 3,236people (2011)
- 619households
- 52.0%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kahalgaon

Of every 100 households in Kahalgaon in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kahalgaon · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kahalgaon?

■ Kahalgaon · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**958

Working population ****37.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 230 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (38%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 197 (16%) · **■** Marginal 276 (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 Goalpokhar - II

- Goalgaon3,710 people
- Konal3,686 people
- Prraul3,415 people
- Maliga0N3,322 people
- Puar3,171 people
- Amalia3,121 people
- Bijulia3,107 people
- Banka Dumaria3,056 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kahalgaon?3,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahalgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kahalgaon?52.0% (Census 2011)