# Khanipur Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khanipur

Khanipur is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 121 households**, the 103rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 598people (2011)
- 121households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khanipur

Of every 100 households in Khanipur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khanipur · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****86%**

**62%

Television ****35%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

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 Khanipur?

■ Khanipur · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**963

Working population ****30.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 65.2% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (51%) · **■** Marginal 12 (7%)

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 Dantan - I

- Kunja Baghra649 people
- Durgapur644 people
- Gazipur Kismat643 people
- Beldangri615 people
- Shijua595 people
- Mukundapur577 people
- Solakhia576 people
- Doyasti555 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khanipur?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khanipur?71.9% (Census 2011)