# Keshpal Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Keshpal

Keshpal is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **751 people in 156 households**, the 76th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 751people (2011)
- 156households
- 86.6%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Keshpal

Of every 100 households in Keshpal in 2011, 64 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keshpal · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**66%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****62%**

**46%

Television ****38%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Keshpal?

■ Keshpal · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**971

Working population ****37.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 79.7% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (12%) · **■** Marginal 44 (16%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Ajabpur768 people
- Purba Shyamsundarpur767 people
- Kantasol758 people
- Benapur Chaita752 people
- Kayetpur727 people
- Bir Bhadrapur725 people
- Khairachati723 people
- Talbagicha Urf Kuchalbari697 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Keshpal?751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshpal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Keshpal?86.6% (Census 2011)