# Khekul Village, Nabagram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Nabagram, Murshidabad 

# Khekul

Khekul is a village in Nabagram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,639 people in 862 households**, the 18th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 3,639people (2011)
- 862households
- 71.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khekul

Of every 100 households in Khekul in 2011, 44 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khekul · ■ Nabagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khekul?

■ Khekul · ■ Nabagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**965

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 64.6% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 494 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (23%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (12%) · **■** Marginal 274 (23%)

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 Nabagram

- Bilol3,820 people
- Mahurul3,772 people
- Rajdharpur3,676 people
- Achhra3,659 people
- Gopgram3,488 people
- Kutubpur3,428 people
- Pasla3,200 people
- Kharikadanga3,135 people

[All 118 villages in Nabagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/nabagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khekul?3,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khekul in?Murshidabad district (Nabagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khekul?71.2% (Census 2011)