# Padua Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Padua

Padua is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 128 households**, the 96th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 517people (2011)
- 128households
- 81.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Padua

Of every 100 households in Padua in 2011, 44 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Padua · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****93%**

**70%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Padua?

■ Padua · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****32.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (29%) · **■** Other work 31 (18%) · **■** Marginal 51 (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 Khandaghosh

- Hamirpur547 people
- Chintamanipur545 people
- Gharkura533 people
- Tarul532 people
- Chandipur502 people
- Bayda498 people
- Munsabpur489 people
- Rayour426 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Padua?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padua in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Padua?81.0% (Census 2011)