# Khelna Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khelna

Khelna is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,956 people in 498 households**, the 36th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,956people (2011)
- 498households
- 77.0%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khelna

Of every 100 households in Khelna in 2011, 35 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khelna · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Khelna?

■ Khelna · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**952

Working population ****63.1%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 68.3% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 261 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (4%) · **■** Marginal 627 (51%)

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 Sabang

- Panpara2,167 people
- Khagragerya2,154 people
- Laro2,061 people
- Perua2,049 people
- Naoyagan1,936 people
- Urdhabpur1,896 people
- Sartla1,856 people
- Andulia1,849 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khelna?1,956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khelna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khelna?77.0% (Census 2011)