# Khejurda Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Khejurda

Khejurda is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,265 people in 1,079 households**, the 5th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 5,265people (2011)
- 1,079households
- 88.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khejurda

Of every 100 households in Khejurda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khejurda · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****6%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

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 Khejurda?

■ Khejurda · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**86.5%

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

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**953

Working population ****34.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 81.3% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 343 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (24%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 369 (20%) · **■** Marginal 687 (37%)

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 Egra - II

- Dubda12,885 people
- Paniparul10,469 people
- Basudebpur9,129 people
- Tajpur5,672 people
- Erenda4,208 people
- Khagda4,149 people
- Uttar Daidpur4,133 people
- Bathuari4,127 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khejurda?5,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khejurda in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khejurda?88.0% (Census 2011)