# Khalia Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Khalia

Khalia is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 166 households**, the 98th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 626people (2011)
- 166households
- 87.3%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khalia

Of every 100 households in Khalia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khalia · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Khalia?

■ Khalia · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**949

Working population ****33.9%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 79.0% for women. 64% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 187 (88%)

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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Garania642 people
- Chingra640 people
- Ichhapur640 people
- Uttar Nischinta636 people
- Champai Nagar613 people
- Jiagodi613 people
- Munda Para610 people
- Ratnajor603 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khalia?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalia in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khalia?87.3% (Census 2011)