# Dekhali Village, Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Dekhali

Dekhali is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,619 people in 1,861 households**, the 1st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 9,619people (2011)
- 1,861households
- 86.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dekhali

Of every 100 households in Dekhali in 2011, 6 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dekhali · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**89%

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

**9%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dekhali?

■ Dekhali · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**977

Working population ****35.8%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 81.0% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 549 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (12%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 629 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,826 (53%)

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 Khejuri - II

- Khajuri7,471 people
- Serkhan Chak7,347 people
- Pankhai4,269 people
- Chauddha Chuli3,903 people

[All 99 villages in Khejuri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dekhali?9,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dekhali in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dekhali?86.1% (Census 2011)