# Khersa Village, Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Khersa

Khersa is a village in Kanpur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,788 people in 939 households**, the 21st largest of 252 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 4,788people (2011)
- 939households
- 79.8%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khersa

Of every 100 households in Khersa in 2011, 47 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khersa · ■ Kanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**72%

Tap water ****40%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**73%

Television ****43%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khersa?

■ Khersa · ■ Kanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**885

Working population ****30.3%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 72.9% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (6%) · **■** Household industry 153 (11%) · **■** Other work 710 (49%) · **■** Marginal 312 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kanpur

- Jamoo5,552 people
- Salempur5,471 people
- Domanpur5,458 people
- Senpashchim Para5,113 people
- Sona4,788 people
- Dool4,674 people
- Sidhi4,631 people
- Karbigawansadh4,523 people

[All 279 villages in Kanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khersa?4,788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khersa in?Kanpur Nagar district (Kanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khersa?79.8% (Census 2011)