# Desenda Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Desenda

Desenda is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **441 people in 96 households**, the 106th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 441people (2011)
- 96households
- 92.4%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Desenda

Of every 100 households in Desenda in 2011, 57 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Desenda · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****26%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Desenda?

■ Desenda · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****552**

**955

Working population ****36.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 87.0% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (11%) · **■** Household industry 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 67 (42%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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 Keshiary

- Belut468 people
- Sundrar463 people
- Hijrar449 people
- Agarpara444 people
- Saharia437 people
- Rangidas418 people
- Gopalpur411 people
- Dakshin Belar403 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Desenda?441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desenda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Desenda?92.4% (Census 2011)