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

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khunkhunya

Khunkhunya is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 144 households**, the 153rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 542people (2011)
- 144households
- 87.4%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khunkhunya

Of every 100 households in Khunkhunya in 2011, 74 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khunkhunya · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khunkhunya?

■ Khunkhunya · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**952

Working population ****66.2%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 79.8% for women. 73% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (31%) · **■** Household industry 42 (12%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 164 (46%)

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

- Hetaljor561 people
- Rambar559 people
- Dantardabatitaki550 people
- Gopal Chak550 people
- Basantapur538 people
- Masirya538 people
- Jalabindu530 people
- Ramchak517 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khunkhunya?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khunkhunya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khunkhunya?87.4% (Census 2011)