# Lodna Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Lodna

Lodna is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,780 people in 628 households**, the 20th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,780people (2011)
- 628households
- 71.9%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lodna

Of every 100 households in Lodna in 2011, 58 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lodna · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**56%

Tap water ****8%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****10%**

**70%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**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 Lodna?

■ Lodna · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**960

Working population ****36.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 63.6% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 249 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (13%) · **■** Marginal 314 (31%)

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

- Gopalbera3,095 people
- Naricha3,005 people
- Keshabpur2,931 people
- Barisiali2,893 people
- Kaiar2,732 people
- Gaitanpur2,640 people
- Shashanga2,333 people
- Saranga2,237 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lodna?2,780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lodna in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lodna?71.9% (Census 2011)