# Khagenhat Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Khagenhat

Khagenhat is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,185 people in 1,102 households**, the 11th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 5,185people (2011)
- 1,102households
- 76.2%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khagenhat

Of every 100 households in Khagenhat in 2011, 25 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khagenhat · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**43%

Tap water ****15%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**78%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**20%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Khagenhat?

■ Khagenhat · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**941

Working population ****40.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 68.4% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 482 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 824 (39%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 388 (18%) · **■** Marginal 408 (19%)

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 Falakata

- Tasti Tea Garden5,568 people
- Dhanirampur5,380 people
- Khauchandpara5,222 people
- Dalgaon Tea Garden5,215 people
- Sibnathpur5,166 people
- Kalipur5,165 people
- Talukertari5,020 people
- Dalimpur4,841 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khagenhat?5,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khagenhat in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khagenhat?76.2% (Census 2011)