# Khantara Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Khantara

Khantara is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 309 households**, the 38th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 1,350people (2011)
- 309households
- 79.7%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khantara

Of every 100 households in Khantara in 2011, 86 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khantara · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****94%**

**47%

Television ****46%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

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 Khantara?

■ Khantara · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**950

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 66% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 198 (41%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%)

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 - II

- Jayrampur1,698 people
- Mamakpur1,670 people
- Ganeshpur1,528 people
- Narendrapur1,505 people
- Katashia1,313 people
- Baligari850 people
- Chanpanagari781 people
- Bhairabpur659 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khantara?1,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khantara in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khantara?79.7% (Census 2011)