# Khatranga Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khatranga

Khatranga is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,017 people in 696 households**, the 5th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 3,017people (2011)
- 696households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khatranga

Of every 100 households in Khatranga in 2011, 32 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khatranga · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Khatranga?

■ Khatranga · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**970

Working population ****44.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,183 (87%)

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 - II

- Chakmakrampur4,273 people
- Paparara4,091 people
- Changual3,737 people
- Madpur3,210 people
- Sankoa2,759 people
- Sultanpur2,506 people
- Dharimba2,427 people
- Balarampur2,336 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khatranga?3,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khatranga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khatranga?73.7% (Census 2011)