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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kshirkul

Kshirkul is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 108 households**, the 237th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 492people (2011)
- 108households
- 81.2%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kshirkul

Of every 100 households in Kshirkul in 2011, 43 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kshirkul · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**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 ****79%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kshirkul?

■ Kshirkul · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**960

Working population ****45.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 68.8% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 77 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (48%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 27 (12%)

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

- Birambar Paikan505 people
- Chhoto Baruj504 people
- Lapara499 people
- Juarya493 people
- Chathla491 people
- Bara Pasha488 people
- Kharga Diha488 people
- Kharika488 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kshirkul?492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kshirkul in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kshirkul?81.2% (Census 2011)