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

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Maikhanda

Maikhanda is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,948 people in 373 households**, the 54th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,948people (2011)
- 373households
- 74.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maikhanda

Of every 100 households in Maikhanda in 2011, 82 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maikhanda · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****70%**

**36%

Television ****18%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maikhanda?

■ Maikhanda · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**950

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 66.4% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 239 (35%) · **■** Marginal 96 (14%)

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

- Shulut2,004 people
- Langulpara1,989 people
- Chakrapur1,969 people
- Bamankhana1,966 people
- Ubidpur1,919 people
- Sarda1,891 people
- Par Chabbishpur1,831 people
- Durgapur1,712 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maikhanda?1,948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maikhanda in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maikhanda?74.8% (Census 2011)