# Khandra Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Khandra

Khandra is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 469 households**, the 41st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 469households
- 71.8%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khandra

Of every 100 households in Khandra in 2011, 40 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khandra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**58%

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

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****35%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

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 Khandra?

■ Khandra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**968

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 133 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (52%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (20%) · **■** Marginal 51 (8%)

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 Manteswar

- Mirgahar2,058 people
- Harkadanga2,046 people
- Kalui1,949 people
- Chak Brahmapur1,930 people
- Fazalpur1,855 people
- Kasa1,826 people
- Panbarea1,800 people
- Sijna1,774 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khandra?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandra in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khandra?71.8% (Census 2011)