# Khosha Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khosha

Khosha is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 323 households**, the 17th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 1,308people (2011)
- 323households
- 69.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khosha

Of every 100 households in Khosha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khosha · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**25%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khosha?

■ Khosha · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**954

Working population ****51.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 56.7% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (32%) · **■** Household industry 41 (6%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 343 (51%)

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 Binpur - I

- Chitranga1,524 people
- Nera1,491 people
- Daintikri1,420 people
- Papatpur1,403 people
- Molara1,267 people
- Aulia1,264 people
- Balarampur1,160 people
- Napitpara1,123 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khosha?1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khosha?69.6% (Census 2011)