# Khandakh Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Khandakh

Khandakh is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 146 households**, the 493rd largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 998people (2011)
- 146households
- 71.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khandakh

Of every 100 households in Khandakh in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khandakh · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**68%

Tap water ****15%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****98%**

**75%

Television ****30%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Khandakh?

■ Khandakh · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**883

Working population ****31.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (48%) · **■** Marginal 92 (29%)

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 Varanasi

- Newada1,008 people
- Lakhi1,006 people
- Pipri1,005 people
- Mohanidih1,004 people
- Payagpur997 people
- Pilkhani997 people
- Razala997 people
- Naraicha995 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khandakh?998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandakh in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khandakh?71.3% (Census 2011)