# Khamar Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khamar

Khamar is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 223 households**, the 21st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,059people (2011)
- 223households
- 70.1%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khamar

Of every 100 households in Khamar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khamar · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

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 Khamar?

■ Khamar · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**940

Working population ****36.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 61.6% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 141 (37%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Gohalura1,298 people
- Amda Pal1,258 people
- Ramchandrapur1,144 people
- Malincha1,127 people
- Bali Pal1,026 people
- Nota974 people
- Ekur962 people
- Gobindapur933 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khamar?1,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khamar?70.1% (Census 2011)