# Kahinagar Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Kahinagar

Kahinagar is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,172 people in 667 households**, the 16th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 3,172people (2011)
- 667households
- 64.7%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kahinagar

Of every 100 households in Kahinagar in 2011, 16 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kahinagar · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****10%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kahinagar?

■ Kahinagar · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**983

Working population ****37.1%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 57.7% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 116 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 585 (50%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 172 (15%) · **■** Marginal 272 (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 Murarai - I

- Bahadurpur3,684 people
- Uttar Kasila3,562 people
- Khanpur3,340 people
- Dhananjaypur3,324 people
- Duria3,012 people
- Kamdebnala2,931 people
- Ratanpur2,840 people
- Chatra2,733 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kahinagar?3,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahinagar in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kahinagar?64.7% (Census 2011)