# Khein Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Khein

Khein is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,769 people in 427 households**, the 45th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,769people (2011)
- 427households
- 71.5%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khein

Of every 100 households in Khein in 2011, 90 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khein · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**50%

Tap water ****68%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**86%

Use banking services ****41%**

**56%

Television ****28%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Khein?

■ Khein · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**942

Working population ****41.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 62.8% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (13%) · **■** Marginal 413 (56%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Kamdebpur1,856 people
- Popai1,846 people
- Sankarbati1,831 people
- Kagnan1,783 people
- Makhalpur1,722 people
- Gunpala1,718 people
- Ghatampur1,717 people
- Banshdarun1,705 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khein?1,769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khein in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khein?71.5% (Census 2011)