# Khaer Khal Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Khaer Khal

Khaer Khal is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,471 people in 560 households**, the 56th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,471people (2011)
- 560households
- 76.8%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khaer Khal

Of every 100 households in Khaer Khal in 2011, 8 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khaer Khal · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**67%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**68%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**92%

Use banking services ****67%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**31%

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 Khaer Khal?

■ Khaer Khal · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**940

Working population ****38.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 67.6% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 535 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 170 (18%) · **■** Marginal 140 (15%)

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 Maynaguri

- Banglajhar2,700 people
- Dhaolaguri2,693 people
- Dakshin Baragila2,620 people
- Paharpur2,579 people
- Bagjan2,449 people
- Paitkakhocha2,382 people
- Balasan2,300 people
- Paschim Bara Gharia2,087 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khaer Khal?2,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaer Khal in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khaer Khal?76.8% (Census 2011)