# Khalaigaon Village, Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar 

# Khalaigaon

Khalaigaon is a village in Mathabhanga - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,240 people in 295 households**, the 53rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,240people (2011)
- 295households
- 62.3%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khalaigaon

Of every 100 households in Khalaigaon in 2011, 11 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khalaigaon · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**89%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khalaigaon?

■ Khalaigaon · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**939

Working population ****52.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 54.1% for women. 68% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 145 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (7%) · **■** Marginal 241 (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 Mathabhanga - II

- Bhojaner Chhara1,403 people
- Subharpathar1,397 people
- Khokobari1,273 people
- Jhauguri1,264 people
- Shalmara Pratham Khanda1,201 people
- Phulbari Dewanbas1,150 people
- Kodaldhoa1,095 people
- Dharimara1,077 people

[All 93 villages in Mathabhanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khalaigaon?1,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalaigaon in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khalaigaon?62.3% (Census 2011)