# Khochakandar Village, Habibpur, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Khochakandar

Khochakandar is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,271 people in 538 households**, the 17th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 2,271people (2011)
- 538households
- 41.5%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khochakandar

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

■ Khochakandar · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****14%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khochakandar?

■ Khochakandar · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**950

Working population ****52.0%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 31.9% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 322 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 552 (47%)

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 Habibpur

- Habibpur2,576 people
- Jamalpur2,516 people
- Tilashan2,355 people
- Sankail2,300 people
- Rajarampur2,051 people
- Singabad1,951 people
- Lalpur Bodra1,867 people
- Soladang1,809 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khochakandar?2,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khochakandar in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khochakandar?41.5% (Census 2011)