# Kedar, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kedar

Kedar is a village in [Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 381 households**, the 26th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,748people (2011)
- 381households
- 81.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kedar

Of every 100 households in Kedar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kedar · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**98%

Use banking services ****75%**

**60%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kedar?

■ Kedar · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**953

Working population ****43.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 73.1% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (15%) · **■** Marginal 149 (20%)

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 - II

- Dhaneswarpur2,000 people
- Kiyari1,843 people
- Keshrambha1,810 people
- Haripur1,808 people
- Betarui1,690 people
- Purunda1,654 people
- Banshi Chak1,639 people
- Chauraigram1,636 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Kedar

- Kedar · Village, Viluppuram, Viluppuram · 5,862 people
- Kedar · Village, Sarangarh, Raigarh · 1,237 people
- Kedar · Village, Nandura, Buldana · 388 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kedar?1,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kedar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kedar?81.5% (Census 2011)