# Kholanashwari Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Kholanashwari

Kholanashwari is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,082 people in 229 households**, the 46th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,082people (2011)
- 229households
- 96.9%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kholanashwari

Of every 100 households in Kholanashwari in 2011, 87 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kholanashwari · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****50%**

**43%

Television ****46%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kholanashwari?

■ Kholanashwari · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**956

Working population ****28.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 94.6% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 223 (73%) · **■** Marginal 55 (18%)

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 Contai - I

- Krishnachak1,158 people
- Karanji1,141 people
- Durgapur1,127 people
- Pota Pokhuria Anantarautba1,103 people
- Syamrai Bar1,074 people
- Kanchra Gerya1,073 people
- Akandi1,068 people
- Paschim Rasulpur1,063 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kholanashwari?1,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kholanashwari in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kholanashwari?96.9% (Census 2011)