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Kalha Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Kalha is a medium size village located in Bagmundi Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 79 families residing. The Kalha village has population of 422 of which 208 are males while 214 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kalha village population of children with age 0-6 is 80 which makes up 18.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kalha village is 1029 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kalha as per census is 860, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Kalha village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kalha village was 31.87 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kalha Male literacy stands at 47.88 % while female literacy rate was 16.95 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kalha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kalha village.

Kalha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 79 - -
Population 422 208 214
Child (0-6) 80 43 37
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 422 208 214
Literacy 31.87 % 47.88 % 16.95 %
Total Workers 168 101 67
Main Worker 98 - -
Marginal Worker 70 14 56

Caste Factor

In Kalha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Kalha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kalha village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Kalha village out of total population, 168 were engaged in work activities. 58.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 168 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 49 were Agricultural labourer.