# Khanta Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Khanta

Khanta is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,360 people in 1,007 households**, the 19th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 5,360people (2011)
- 1,007households
- 48.8%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khanta

Of every 100 households in Khanta in 2011, 23 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khanta · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**83%

Tap water ****26%**

**4%

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

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**15%

Television ****17%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khanta?

■ Khanta · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**957

Working population ****33.1%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 45.8% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 618 (35%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 403 (23%) · **■** Marginal 559 (32%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Uttar Kumedpur6,006 people
- Khopakati6,003 people
- Mohanpur5,963 people
- Kariali5,467 people
- Talgram5,285 people
- Sultan Nagar4,606 people
- Manoharpur4,174 people
- Latasi4,030 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khanta?5,360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanta in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khanta?48.8% (Census 2011)