# Khayerkata Village, Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Khayerkata

Khayerkata is a village in Nagrakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,889 people in 649 households**, the 19th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 2,889people (2011)
- 649households
- 70.3%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khayerkata

Of every 100 households in Khayerkata in 2011, 29 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khayerkata · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**45%

Own their home ****88%**

**58%

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 Khayerkata?

■ Khayerkata · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**970

Working population ****35.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 61.9% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 135 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 392 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (10%) · **■** Marginal 380 (37%)

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 Nagrakata

- Kalabari Tea Garden3,272 people
- Angrabhasa3,224 people
- Dhouda Simla3,136 people
- Jaldhaka Altadanga Tea Garden2,927 people
- Hila Tea Garden2,843 people
- Dhumpara2,781 people
- Caron Tea Garden2,609 people
- Hridaypur2,516 people

[All 34 villages in Nagrakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/nagrakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khayerkata?2,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khayerkata in?Jalpaiguri district (Nagrakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khayerkata?70.3% (Census 2011)