# Kaigerya Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kaigerya

Kaigerya is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 151 households**, the 170th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 657people (2011)
- 151households
- 77.8%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaigerya

Of every 100 households in Kaigerya in 2011, 67 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kaigerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

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 Kaigerya?

■ Kaigerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**960

Working population ****40.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 168 (63%)

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 Keshpur

- Mukunda Pur678 people
- Ferura674 people
- Kanch Gerya669 people
- Brahman Gram659 people
- Goharia654 people
- Raipur652 people
- Talchhara652 people
- Sirasati632 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaigerya?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaigerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaigerya?77.8% (Census 2011)