# Khemta Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Khemta

Khemta is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,280 people in 300 households**, the 56th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,280people (2011)
- 300households
- 82.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khemta

Of every 100 households in Khemta in 2011, 63 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khemta · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**34%

Tap water ****40%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**83%

Use banking services ****75%**

**67%

Television ****41%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**16%

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 Khemta?

■ Khemta · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**950

Working population ****33.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 77.9% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (21%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 72 (17%) · **■** Marginal 129 (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 Raina - I

- Sipta1,369 people
- Shukur1,361 people
- Ausara1,310 people
- Deriapur1,308 people
- Baliarpur1,262 people
- Burar1,260 people
- Nandal1,239 people
- Gunar1,225 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khemta?1,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khemta in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khemta?82.6% (Census 2011)