# Kaiar Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Kaiar

Kaiar is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,732 people in 611 households**, the 21st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,732people (2011)
- 611households
- 74.0%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaiar

Of every 100 households in Kaiar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaiar · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**81%

Use banking services ****23%**

**70%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kaiar?

■ Kaiar · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**960

Working population ****37.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (34%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 188 (18%) · **■** Marginal 341 (33%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Naricha3,005 people
- Keshabpur2,931 people
- Barisiali2,893 people
- Lodna2,780 people
- Gaitanpur2,640 people
- Shashanga2,333 people
- Saranga2,237 people
- Khejurhati2,179 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaiar?2,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaiar in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaiar?74.0% (Census 2011)