# Keshia Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Keshia

Keshia is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,398 people in 670 households**, the 4th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 3,398people (2011)
- 670households
- 74.3%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Keshia

Of every 100 households in Keshia in 2011, 59 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshia · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**69%

Tap water ****18%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****61%**

**62%

Television ****34%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Keshia?

■ Keshia · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**951

Working population ****43.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 343 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 217 (15%) · **■** Marginal 583 (40%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Khar Kusum5,428 people
- Lapuria4,787 people
- Bhedua Sahebdanga3,504 people
- Mohanpur3,188 people
- Ledagamar3,116 people
- Jharboni2,921 people
- Radhanagar2,893 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Keshia?3,398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Keshia?74.3% (Census 2011)