# Uttar Khanda Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Uttar Khanda

Uttar Khanda is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 171 households**, the 82nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 770people (2011)
- 171households
- 49.5%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Khanda

Of every 100 households in Uttar Khanda in 2011, 62 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uttar Khanda · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**28%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****21%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Uttar Khanda?

■ Uttar Khanda · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**964

Working population ****51.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 39.0% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (15%) · **■** Marginal 311 (78%)

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

- Chak Rabia827 people
- Bagmari786 people
- Palash Danga785 people
- Bagajal779 people
- Belbandbi768 people
- Banberia765 people
- Meral762 people
- Bhagitpur747 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Khanda?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Khanda in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Khanda?49.5% (Census 2011)