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

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khiria

Khiria is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 74 households**, the 175th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 347people (2011)
- 74households
- 90.5%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khiria

Of every 100 households in Khiria in 2011, 61 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khiria · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**69%

Tap water ****84%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**87%

Use banking services ****58%**

**62%

Television ****40%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khiria?

■ Khiria · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**951

Working population ****35.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 84.7% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (43%) · **■** Marginal 17 (14%)

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

- Sankibandh355 people
- Kamararang350 people
- Jhaljhali349 people
- Teligara349 people
- Majurdima346 people
- Narasanpur342 people
- Bharatpur340 people
- Bhiknagar338 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 Khiria?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khiria?90.5% (Census 2011)