# Khashpur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Khashpur

Khashpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 168 households**, the 128th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 638people (2011)
- 168households
- 71.7%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khashpur

Of every 100 households in Khashpur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khashpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**65%

Tap water ****61%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****43%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Khashpur?

■ Khashpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**965

Working population ****43.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 65.4% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (31%) · **■** Household industry 18 (7%) · **■** Other work 74 (27%) · **■** Marginal 28 (10%)

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 Balurghat

- Taraganja673 people
- Chak Ghatak667 people
- Belain661 people
- Baniakuri658 people
- Siala638 people
- Chhiail636 people
- Chak Sidal621 people
- Pollapara619 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khashpur?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khashpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khashpur?71.7% (Census 2011)