# Kakhuria Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Kakhuria

Kakhuria is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 171 households**, the 73rd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 789people (2011)
- 171households
- 89.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kakhuria

Of every 100 households in Kakhuria in 2011, 42 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakhuria · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Kakhuria?

■ Kakhuria · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321**

**948

Working population ****38.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 85.9% for women. 63% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 43 (14%)

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 - III

- Durmut Ist Part831 people
- Sapai821 people
- Gopalpur 4Th Part813 people
- Nilpura795 people
- Uttar Pithulia788 people
- Bara Rasulpur786 people
- Purba Fatepur780 people
- Barkasmili779 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kakhuria?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakhuria in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kakhuria?89.6% (Census 2011)