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

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Keshiari

Keshiari is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,706 people in 1,826 households**, the 1st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 7,706people (2011)
- 1,826households
- 81.9%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Keshiari

Of every 100 households in Keshiari in 2011, 48 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Keshiari · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**67%

Tap water ****64%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Keshiari?

■ Keshiari · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**955

Working population ****39.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 75.9% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 194 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 742 (25%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,199 (40%) · **■** Marginal 816 (27%)

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

- Mahi Samura5,010 people
- Santra Pur3,605 people
- Arangabad3,314 people
- Hasim Pur3,271 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Keshiari?7,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshiari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Keshiari?81.9% (Census 2011)