# Khanakul Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Khanakul

Khanakul is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,489 people in 836 households**, the 21st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,489people (2011)
- 836households
- 86.8%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khanakul

Of every 100 households in Khanakul in 2011, 75 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khanakul · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**43%

Tap water ****85%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****48%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Khanakul?

■ Khanakul · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1218**

**950

Working population ****38.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 82.0% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (7%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,022 (76%) · **■** Marginal 153 (11%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Udna3,878 people
- Chabbishpur3,815 people
- Helan3,627 people
- Kanakpur3,612 people
- Dhamla3,402 people
- Sankarpur3,389 people
- Majpur3,368 people
- Dharmmapur3,325 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khanakul?3,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanakul in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khanakul?86.8% (Census 2011)