# Khanpur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Khanpur

Khanpur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,118 people in 1,370 households**, the 6th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 7,118people (2011)
- 1,370households
- 81.1%literacy
- 594females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khanpur

Of every 100 households in Khanpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khanpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Khanpur?

■ Khanpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****594**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**960

Working population ****52.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 74% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 214 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (14%) · **■** Household industry 83 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,539 (69%) · **■** Marginal 362 (10%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Gudhia9,660 people
- Hasenpur8,093 people
- Bali7,892 people
- Tentulia7,576 people
- Sanyasidanga6,891 people
- Chunakhali5,599 people
- Dharmmapur5,319 people
- Kapasdanda5,154 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khanpur?7,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanpur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khanpur?81.1% (Census 2011)