# Khosbag Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Khosbag

Khosbag is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,405 people in 514 households**, the 34th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,405people (2011)
- 514households
- 65.3%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khosbag

Of every 100 households in Khosbag in 2011, 24 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khosbag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khosbag?

■ Khosbag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**69.1%

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

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**960

Working population ****41.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 59.8% for women. 63% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (54%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (10%) · **■** Marginal 188 (19%)

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

- Elahiganj2,616 people
- Kanksa2,608 people
- Hulaspur2,499 people
- Belun2,438 people
- Beliapukur2,338 people
- Dilalpur2,317 people
- Gobindapur Lakheraj2,265 people
- Kalikapur2,222 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khosbag?2,405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosbag in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khosbag?65.3% (Census 2011)