Find housekeeping jobs in Kolkata
Maid, house help and housekeeping jobs across Kolkata. Build a free profile, apply directly to families, and keep every rupee of the salary you agree. No agent, no commission.
Housekeeping work in Kolkata
Housekeeping work in Kolkata is still mostly found through contractors, building watchmen and word of mouth. An agent who places you once often keeps taking a cut of your wage every month afterwards, for work they did one time.
Sevetu removes that. Families post what they need, you apply to the jobs that fit your hours and your area, and you agree the salary with them directly. Joining and applying are free, and nobody stands between you and your wage.
Housekeeping work in Kolkata: what is different here
Households in Kolkata hire in a particular way. Kolkata still runs largely on introductions: a helper who already works in your building vouching for a cousin. That works until you are new to the city or the para, and then you are hiring a stranger on someone else's word with nothing written down.
Posts from Kolkata families often say kajer lok rather than maid or housekeeping, so read both. In Kolkata the everyday phrase is kajer lok, Bengali for "the person who does the work": in English, a house help or maid. Put the exact work you do (cleaning, dishes, laundry, cooking) and the hours you can offer on your profile, because that is what families filter on.
Most posts on Sevetu in Kolkata come from Salt Lake, New Town, Ballygunge, Behala, Jadavpur, Garia, and the areas between them. Set your own area first: families sort applicants by distance, and someone who can reach them at the same time every morning is chosen over someone cheaper who lives across the city.
A better way to find household work
No agent, no commission
Joining and applying is free, and Sevetu takes no cut of your salary, ever. Whatever you agree with the family is what you keep.
Get verified once
Complete an identity (KYC) check once and carry a Verified badge on every application. Families are far more likely to reply.
Work on your terms
Say what hours, days and areas suit you. Apply only to jobs that fit, and agree salary and weekly off directly with the family.
The kind of jobs families post
How to start in four simple steps
Download the Sevetu app
The app is free to download on Android and iPhone, and joining and applying will stay free.
Create your free profile
Add your experience, the work you can do, your languages and the hours that suit you.
Get ID-verified
Complete a one-time identity (KYC) check so families can see a Verified badge on your profile.
Apply to jobs near you
Browse household jobs across Kolkata and apply to the ones that fit. Families chat with you directly.
Housekeeping jobs across Kolkata
Households post jobs from right across Kolkata. Add your area to your profile and you see the closest jobs first. Each area below has its own page, with what families there hire for and how to find work nearby.
Salt Lake · New Town · Ballygunge · Behala · Jadavpur · Garia · Tollygunge · Alipore · Dum Dum · Lake Gardens · Baguiati · Park Street
Households also post from Howrah, Barasat and more.
Where Sevetu is in Kolkata right now
Sevetu is newest in Kolkata. Creating a profile and applying is free, and will stay free, so you are ready the moment families in your area start posting. We will not promise you a job queue that does not exist yet.
Frequently asked questions
Create a free Sevetu profile, add your experience, languages and the areas of Kolkata you can reach, complete the one-time ID verification, and apply to jobs families post near you.
No. Joining and applying on Sevetu is free for workers, and always will be. No registration fee, no placement fee, and no commission taken from your salary. If anyone asks you to pay to get a job on Sevetu, they are not us.
Yes. That is how most part-time housekeeping work runs. Set the hours you have free and apply to jobs that fit around the homes you already work in.
It means you completed a one-time identity (KYC) check against Aadhaar or a government ID. It is not a police clearance. Verified profiles get noticeably more replies, because families can see who they are talking to.
You and the family, directly. Sevetu takes no cut, so whatever you agree is what you are paid. Settle the hours and the weekly off at the same time as the money. That is what arguments are usually about later.
No. You chat inside the Sevetu app and your phone number stays private until you choose to share it.
Families post from right across the city: Salt Lake, New Town, Ballygunge, Behala, Jadavpur, Garia and elsewhere. Add your own area so you see the closest jobs first; a job you cannot reach every morning is not a job.
Yes. Once you and the family agree, your salary, hours, weekly off, leave and notice period are recorded in a digital work agreement you both accept. It protects you as much as it protects them.
Find work, right from your phone
Sevetu is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. Create your profile, get verified, and apply.
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