# Paschimkhagra Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paschimkhagra

Paschimkhagra is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 184 households**, the 67th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 791people (2011)
- 184households
- 61.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschimkhagra

Of every 100 households in Paschimkhagra in 2011, 52 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschimkhagra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**83%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paschimkhagra?

■ Paschimkhagra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605**

**971

Working population ****45.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 53.5% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (14%) · **■** Marginal 274 (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 Kharagpur - I

- Panchrolya825 people
- Shobhapur821 people
- Sarsha814 people
- Jinsar808 people
- Gomrasol789 people
- Bagbinda783 people
- Chunpara Kharida780 people
- Paljhari769 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 Paschimkhagra?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschimkhagra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschimkhagra?61.6% (Census 2011)