# Kalugachh Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kalugachh

Kalugachh is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,960 people in 353 households**, the 52nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 1,960people (2011)
- 353households
- 43.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalugachh

Of every 100 households in Kalugachh in 2011, 60 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalugachh · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**20%

Television ****23%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**40%

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 Kalugachh?

■ Kalugachh · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**967

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 34.7% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (42%) · **■** Marginal 103 (18%)

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 Islampur

- Rohia2,021 people
- Jhargaon2,008 people
- Kalughat1,986 people
- Kunargaon1,980 people
- Dakshin Kadamgachhi1,921 people
- Chapasar1,905 people
- Tangipokar1,868 people
- Amalijhari1,857 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalugachh?1,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalugachh in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalugachh?43.4% (Census 2011)