# Kheria Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Kheria

Kheria is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,373 people in 704 households**, the 26th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 3,373people (2011)
- 704households
- 60.7%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kheria

Of every 100 households in Kheria in 2011, 28 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kheria · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**42%

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 Kheria?

■ Kheria · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**967

Working population ****31.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 272 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (42%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (6%) · **■** Marginal 275 (26%)

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 Ratua - II

- Laskarpur4,043 people
- Mirdadpur3,779 people
- Haripur3,705 people
- Palashbona3,503 people
- Gobarjana3,286 people
- Elahabad2,913 people
- Ballabhpur2,810 people
- Shripur2,687 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kheria?3,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kheria in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kheria?60.7% (Census 2011)