# Khaira Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,173 people in 523 households**, the 28th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 2,173people (2011)
- 523households
- 70.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khaira

Of every 100 households in Khaira in 2011, 27 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****65%**

**36%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**44%

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 Khaira?

■ Khaira · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**971

Working population ****33.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 61% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (53%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 114 (16%) · **■** Marginal 99 (14%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Sardanga2,554 people
- Sunia2,528 people
- Sankarmarui2,354 people
- Kharinda2,184 people
- Gaysabad2,083 people
- Chak Chandpur2,072 people
- Raghunathpur Palisa2,046 people
- Masundi2,044 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khaira?2,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?70.4% (Census 2011)