# Srikhanda Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Srikhanda

Srikhanda is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **18,394 people in 4,201 households**, the 1st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 18,394people (2011)
- 4,201households
- 63.6%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Srikhanda

Of every 100 households in Srikhanda in 2011, 48 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Srikhanda · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**54%

Tap water ****10%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****83%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Srikhanda?

■ Srikhanda · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**966

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 59.3% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 849 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,391 (37%) · **■** Household industry 221 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,735 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1,306 (20%)

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 Katwa - I

- Khajurdihi11,580 people
- Karajgram8,800 people
- Bandmura8,074 people
- Sudpur7,328 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Srikhanda?18,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Srikhanda in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Srikhanda?63.6% (Census 2011)