Kalchini is a Taluk located in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. It is one of 14 Taluks of Jalpaiguri district. There are 41 villages and 4 towns in Kalchini Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Kalchini Taluk has 62737 households, population of 298458 of which 154829 are males and 143629 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 34627 which is 11.6% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kalchini Taluk is around
928 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Kalchini Taluk is 60.96% out of which 68.62% males are literate and 52.71% females are literate. The total area of Kalchini is 1020.17 sq.km with population density of 293 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 70.97% of population lives in Urban area and 29.03% lives in Rural area. There are 10.1% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 40.3% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kalchini Taluk.
Kalchini Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 298458 | 100% |
| Hindu | 200214 | 67.08% |
| Christian | 42780 | 14.33% |
| Muslim | 25591 | 8.57% |
| Buddhist | 21731 | 7.28% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 5957 | 2% |
| Sikh | 1495 | 0.5% |
| Religion not stated | 413 | 0.14% |
| Jain | 277 | 0.09% |
Kalchini Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 16818 | 45919 |
| Total Population | 86650 | 211808 |
| Population (%) | 56.78% | 50.13% |
| Male Population | 49196 | 105633 |
| Female Population | 37454 | 106175 |
| Sex Ratio | 761 | 1005 |
| Literacy (%) | 68.89% | 57.72% |
List of Cities in Kalchini
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List of Villages in Kalchini
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