# Khosalpur Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Khosalpur

Khosalpur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 266 households**, the 67th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 266households
- 56.3%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khosalpur

Of every 100 households in Khosalpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khosalpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Khosalpur?

■ Khosalpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**944

Working population ****39.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 150 (38%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Ramdebpur1,136 people
- Balidanga1,105 people
- Khurial1,084 people
- Bibijhuti1,053 people
- Jagannathpur1,005 people
- Ratot964 people
- Alihanda960 people
- Paikpara957 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khosalpur?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosalpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khosalpur?56.3% (Census 2011)