# Khirki Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Khirki

Khirki is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 224 households**, the 59th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 224households
- 70.7%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khirki

Of every 100 households in Khirki in 2011, 74 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirki · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**60%

Tap water ****58%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**42%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****17%**

**39%

Television ****25%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Khirki?

■ Khirki · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**972

Working population ****41.4%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 70.2% for women. 45% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (17%) · **■** Household industry 135 (29%) · **■** Other work 92 (20%) · **■** Marginal 140 (31%)

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 English Bazar

- Maheshpur1,178 people
- Ramchandrapur1,177 people
- Pichli1,145 people
- Narhatta1,107 people
- Dilalpur1,061 people
- Mathurapur1,036 people
- Uttar Gobindapur962 people
- Mahajamapur953 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khirki?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirki in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khirki?70.7% (Census 2011)