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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sakhisol

Sakhisol is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 86 households**, the 270th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 422people (2011)
- 86households
- 85.4%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakhisol

Of every 100 households in Sakhisol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakhisol · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

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 Sakhisol?

■ Sakhisol · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**960

Working population ****39.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 83.0% for women. 65% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 19 (11%) · **■** Marginal 128 (76%)

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

- Bagha Gerya427 people
- Garari425 people
- Amla Bani423 people
- Bhol Sarapota423 people
- Jambani420 people
- Brahman Gerya419 people
- Hatkata417 people
- Tanthua417 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakhisol?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhisol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhisol?85.4% (Census 2011)