# Khandrui Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khandrui

Khandrui is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,014 people in 1,300 households**, the 2nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 6,014people (2011)
- 1,300households
- 74.8%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khandrui

Of every 100 households in Khandrui in 2011, 26 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khandrui · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**17%

Tap water ****42%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khandrui?

■ Khandrui · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**953

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 68.6% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (24%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 654 (34%) · **■** Marginal 569 (29%)

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

- Sabra16,280 people
- Turkakashba5,608 people
- Brahman Khalisa4,510 people
- Palasi4,463 people
- Purulda3,586 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khandrui?6,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandrui in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khandrui?74.8% (Census 2011)