# Kakhar Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kakhar

Kakhar is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 271 households**, the 42nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 271households
- 76.5%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kakhar

Of every 100 households in Kakhar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kakhar · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**58%

Tap water ****68%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****46%**

**32%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kakhar?

■ Kakhar · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**972

Working population ****35.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 73.2% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 253 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (14%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 91 (22%)

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 Bansihari

- Khidirpur1,249 people
- Chandmukh1,242 people
- Patara1,200 people
- Mirahati1,190 people
- Kalyani1,183 people
- Baharail1,172 people
- Rupahata1,152 people
- Rasidpur1,079 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kakhar?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakhar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kakhar?76.5% (Census 2011)