# Khalkona, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khalkona

Khalkona is a village in [Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,354 people in 306 households**, the 31st largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,354people (2011)
- 306households
- 61.4%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khalkona

Of every 100 households in Khalkona in 2011, 66 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khalkona · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****14%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khalkona?

■ Khalkona · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**971

Working population ****41.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 51.3% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (24%) · **■** Marginal 218 (39%)

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

- Pratappur1,446 people
- Maheshpur1,417 people
- Walipur1,411 people
- Pathri1,378 people
- Shankarachak1,322 people
- Bargai1,291 people
- Porapara1,233 people
- Rajpura1,146 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 Khalkona?1,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalkona in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khalkona?61.4% (Census 2011)