# Khamardanga Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Khamardanga

Khamardanga is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 265 households**, the 21st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 265households
- 71.1%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khamardanga

Of every 100 households in Khamardanga in 2011, 35 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khamardanga · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****92%**

**52%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

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 Khamardanga?

■ Khamardanga · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**960

Working population ****33.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (7%) · **■** Marginal 274 (61%)

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 Simlapal

- Srirampur1,463 people
- Bankata1,462 people
- Dhuliapur1,425 people
- Puipal1,334 people
- Ghoradhara1,323 people
- Chandpur1,314 people
- Karakanali1,307 people
- Dhanghari1,292 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khamardanga?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamardanga in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khamardanga?71.1% (Census 2011)