# Khelar Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khelar

Khelar is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,629 people in 657 households**, the 11th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,629people (2011)
- 657households
- 82.9%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khelar

Of every 100 households in Khelar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khelar · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**66%

Tap water ****27%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Khelar?

■ Khelar · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**971

Working population ****36.9%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (45%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 276 (28%) · **■** Marginal 54 (6%)

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

- Mirpur3,098 people
- Arjuni3,033 people
- Gopali2,951 people
- Paschimpathri2,855 people
- Doarkhol2,436 people
- Gokulpur2,323 people
- Dharimal2,203 people
- Bhetia2,174 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 Khelar?2,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khelar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khelar?82.9% (Census 2011)