# Topkhana Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Topkhana

Topkhana is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 88 households**, the 106th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 375people (2011)
- 88households
- 79.5%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Topkhana

Of every 100 households in Topkhana in 2011, 62 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Topkhana · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**58%

Tap water ****13%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**38%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Topkhana?

■ Topkhana · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**960

Working population ****34.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 78.4% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (70%) · **■** Other work 34 (27%)

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

- Sabjikatra441 people
- Gopalnagar439 people
- Chainpara425 people
- Rosnaiganj417 people
- Chirakuti Samserganj374 people
- Jakhirabag369 people
- Pilkhana357 people
- Mirpur342 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Topkhana?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Topkhana in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Topkhana?79.5% (Census 2011)