# Kesia Village, Khatra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khatra, Bankura 

# Kesia

Kesia is a village in Khatra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,548 people in 336 households**, the 12th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,548people (2011)
- 336households
- 71.0%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kesia

Of every 100 households in Kesia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kesia · ■ Khatra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kesia?

■ Kesia · ■ Khatra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**940

Working population ****45.0%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 56.7% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (15%) · **■** Marginal 387 (56%)

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 Khatra

- Bheduara1,739 people
- Senapatia1,722 people
- Baidyanathpur1,706 people
- Amdiha1,672 people
- Dhanara1,534 people
- Lakshmandihi1,472 people
- Balarampur1,445 people
- Simla1,392 people

[All 153 villages in Khatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/khatra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kesia?1,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesia in?Bankura district (Khatra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kesia?71.0% (Census 2011)