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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kesharghata

Kesharghata is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 230 households**, the 51st largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 970people (2011)
- 230households
- 57.0%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kesharghata

Of every 100 households in Kesharghata in 2011, 11 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kesharghata · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**40%

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

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Kesharghata?

■ Kesharghata · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**972

Working population ****45.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 48.4% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 160 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (30%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 142 (32%)

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

- Dhiltail1,005 people
- Kusumba1,001 people
- Sihal1,001 people
- Barahara987 people
- Narayanpur953 people
- Khusipur952 people
- Amilas946 people
- Bansihari930 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kesharghata?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesharghata in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kesharghata?57.0% (Census 2011)