# Kechka Village, Saltora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Kechka

Kechka is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 169 households**, the 62nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 756people (2011)
- 169households
- 67.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kechka

Of every 100 households in Kechka in 2011, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kechka · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**66%

Use banking services ****45%**

**45%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

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 Kechka?

■ Kechka · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**939

Working population ****49.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 54.2% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (14%) · **■** Marginal 205 (55%)

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 Saltora

- Chhata Pathar926 people
- Sebapur858 people
- Gonsai Dihi841 people
- Iswarda793 people
- Sat Deuli744 people
- Majit741 people
- Bharatpur738 people
- Harakbad737 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kechka?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kechka in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kechka?67.0% (Census 2011)