# Khoshnagar Village, Barabani, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabani, Barddhaman 

# Khoshnagar

Khoshnagar is a village in Barabani sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,737 people in 324 households**, the 18th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,737people (2011)
- 324households
- 73.1%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khoshnagar

Of every 100 households in Khoshnagar in 2011, 39 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khoshnagar · ■ Barabani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****94%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**13%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Khoshnagar?

■ Khoshnagar · ■ Barabani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**930

Working population ****39.5%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 64.0% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 147 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (12%) · **■** Other work 249 (36%) · **■** Marginal 206 (30%)

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 Barabani

- Kapishtha1,932 people
- Parulbaria1,897 people
- Kantapahari1,864 people
- Baradang1,746 people
- Itapora1,724 people
- Bhaskajuri1,670 people
- Raniganja1,597 people
- Kanyapur1,593 people

[All 46 villages in Barabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/barabani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khoshnagar?1,737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khoshnagar in?Barddhaman district (Barabani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khoshnagar?73.1% (Census 2011)