# Khisma Village, Ranaghat - I, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ranaghat - I, Nadia 

# Khisma

Khisma is a village in Ranaghat - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,944 people in 680 households**, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,944people (2011)
- 680households
- 70.3%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khisma

Of every 100 households in Khisma in 2011, 55 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khisma · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****58%**

**38%

Television ****21%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Khisma?

■ Khisma · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**939

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 67.2% for women. 64% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 393 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (14%) · **■** Marginal 135 (12%)

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 Ranaghat - I

- Gazipur3,517 people
- Bera Kamgachhi3,268 people
- Nandighat3,070 people
- Baharpur3,043 people
- Kayet Para2,846 people
- Kalaighata2,723 people
- Majdia2,720 people
- Takshali2,485 people

[All 60 villages in Ranaghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khisma?2,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khisma in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khisma?70.3% (Census 2011)