# Khosnagar Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Khosnagar

Khosnagar is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 137 households**, the 113th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 580people (2011)
- 137households
- 72.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khosnagar

Of every 100 households in Khosnagar in 2011, 35 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khosnagar · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**77%

Use banking services ****16%**

**51%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

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 Khosnagar?

■ Khosnagar · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**980

Working population ****47.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (29%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 153 (56%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Chitgaon620 people
- Bandundra582 people
- Bhudhgram582 people
- Tarulia582 people
- Bhonra574 people
- Gargara574 people
- Bahadurganja566 people
- Dakshin Madanpur563 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khosnagar?580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosnagar in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khosnagar?72.2% (Census 2011)