Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Kashba

Kashba is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,325 people in 300 households, the 28th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 1,325 people (2011)
- 300 households
- 78.4% literacy
- 1,005 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashba

Of every 100 households in Kashba in 2011, 46 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kashba · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 46% 46%
- Toilet within the home 47% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 53% 50%
- Tap water 39% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 94%
- Use banking services 29% 42%
- Television 30% 16%
- Mobile phone 43% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 26%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kashba?

■ Kashba · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 970
- Working population 33.1% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 69.2% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 182 (42%) · ■ Marginal 240 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - II
- Chakkeshi 1,421 people
- Madanmohan 1,398 people
- Barmunibgar 1,380 people
- Jakpur 1,341 people
- Tentulmuri 1,319 people
- Elasai Ranga Dighi 1,227 people
- Goalara 1,217 people
- Jhilinga 1,210 people

All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II

## Other places named Kashba
- Kashba · Village, Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur · 716 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kashba? 1,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashba in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashba? 78.4% (Census 2011)

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