# Shunia Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Shunia

Shunia is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 237 households**, the 68th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 954people (2011)
- 237households
- 91.1%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shunia

Of every 100 households in Shunia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shunia · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**56%

Tap water ****61%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****8%**

**70%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Shunia?

■ Shunia · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1204**

**960

Working population ****47.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 88.3% for women. 63% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 412 (91%)

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

- Punshur1,056 people
- Krishnapur Kukra1,030 people
- Gayespur1,028 people
- Bichkhara1,015 people
- Enayetnagar953 people
- Taraposh953 people
- Gopalpur943 people
- Kamdebpur942 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shunia?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shunia in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shunia?91.1% (Census 2011)