# Kherua Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Kherua

Kherua is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,588 people in 372 households**, the 59th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,588people (2011)
- 372households
- 69.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kherua

Of every 100 households in Kherua in 2011, 34 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherua · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**39%

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

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****83%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

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 Kherua?

■ Kherua · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**986

Working population ****36.3%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 61.8% for women. 64% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (32%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 Mangolkote

- Saota1,701 people
- Palpara1,697 people
- Uniatatarpur1,683 people
- Sinut1,659 people
- Uttar Belgram1,575 people
- Atghara1,570 people
- Taldanga1,556 people
- Paschim Gopalpur1,554 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kherua?1,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherua in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kherua?69.7% (Census 2011)