Claim: Kalna II recorded a 76.25% literacy rate based on the 2011 Census, which was the highest in Kalna Subdivision.
Evidence: As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Kalna II CD Block was 114,958 (76.25% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 62,920 (82.55% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 52,038 (69.80% of the female population over 6 years). Kalna I – 75.81% Kalna II – 76.25% Manteswar – 73.08% Purbasthali I – 77.59% Purbasthali II – 70.35%