# Khargeswar Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Khargeswar

Khargeswar is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 95 households**, the 68th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 472people (2011)
- 95households
- 65.8%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khargeswar

Of every 100 households in Khargeswar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khargeswar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**48%

Tap water ****6%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**43%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**74%

Use banking services ****30%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Khargeswar?

■ Khargeswar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1478**

**981

Working population ****50.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (55%) · **■** Marginal 23 (10%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Khaidya765 people
- Nababhat759 people
- Barasat707 people
- Patikirtipur480 people
- Jamalpur426 people
- Gopalbati395 people
- Diuri319 people
- Idilpur306 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khargeswar?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khargeswar in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khargeswar?65.8% (Census 2011)