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Kalara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Haora, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kalara is a Census Town city situated in Domjur block of Haora district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,089 families residing in the Kalara city. The total population of Kalara is 27,210 out of which 14,102 are males and 13,108 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalara is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalara city is 3304 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1745 male children and 1559 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalara is 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (930).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalara is 80.8%. Thus Kalara has lower literacy rate compared to 83.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 82.71% and the female literacy rate is 78.7% in Kalara.

Kalara Census Town has total administration over 5,089 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kalara Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalara Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 3,304 1,745 1,559
Literacy 80.8% 72.5% 69.3%
Scheduled Caste 2,167 1,101 1,066
Scheduled Tribe 17 9 8
Illiterate 7,901 3,882 4,019

Caste-wise Population - Kalara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kalara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,167 1,101 1,066
Schedule Tribe 17 9 8

Religion-wise Population - Kalara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kalara is 9,324 which is 34.27% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kalara is 17,573 which is 64.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kalara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,324 (34.27%) 4,799 4,525
Muslim 17,573 (64.58%) 9,143 8,430
Christian 40 (0.15%) 22 18
Sikh 8 (0.03%) 5 3
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Jain 5 (0.02%) 4 1
Other Religion 8 (0.03%) 5 3
No Religion Specified 246 (0.9%) 121 125

Literacy Rate - Kalara

The total literacy rate of Kalara was 80.77% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 19,309 literates, males were 10,220 while females were 9,089. Also the male literacy rate was 82.71% and the female literacy rate was 78.7% in Kalara.

  Kalara West Bengal
Female 78.7% 70.54%
Male 82.71% 81.69%
Total 80.77% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Kalara

The Sex Ratio of Kalara is 930. Thus per every 1000 men there were 930 females in Kalara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Kalara.

Child Population - Kalara

According to Census 2011, there were 3,304 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kalara. Out of which 1,745 were male while 1,559 were female.

Working Population - Kalara

In Kalara Census Town out of total population, 10,586 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,586 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 101 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,072 8,039 1,033
Cultivators 50 41 9
Agriculture Labourer 101 86 15
Household Industries 4,249 3,747 502
Other Workers 4,672 4,165 507
Marginal Workers 1,514 564 950
Non Working 16,624 5,499 11,125

Kalara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kalara is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 27,210 71% 930

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