# Khosbag, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Khosbag

Khosbag is a village in [Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,538 people in 535 households**, the 16th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,538people (2011)
- 535households
- 61.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khosbag

Of every 100 households in Khosbag in 2011, 21 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khosbag · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**66%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**80%

Use banking services ****19%**

**39%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Khosbag?

■ Khosbag · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**964

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 53.6% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (29%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (13%) · **■** Marginal 545 (45%)

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 Indus

- Adparakumrul2,863 people
- Birshimul2,815 people
- Mandra2,731 people
- Mangalpur2,665 people
- Indus2,479 people
- Bara Gobindapur2,455 people
- Dibakar Bati2,395 people
- Ausnara2,341 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Other places named Khosbag

- Khosbag · Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad · 2,405 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khosbag?2,538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosbag in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khosbag?61.2% (Census 2011)