# Wania Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Wania

Wania is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 253 households**, the 54th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,195people (2011)
- 253households
- 80.1%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Wania

Of every 100 households in Wania in 2011, 88 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Wania · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**52%

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

**42%

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

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****28%**

**70%

Television ****35%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Wania?

■ Wania · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**960

Working population ****37.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 72.9% for women. 65% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (32%) · **■** Marginal 103 (23%)

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

- Nichintapur1,312 people
- Amilia1,275 people
- Masila1,253 people
- Nabagram1,234 people
- Rautara1,188 people
- Kulchaura1,159 people
- Bamanari1,153 people
- Aladipur1,106 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Wania?1,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wania in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Wania?80.1% (Census 2011)