# Khanchi Village, Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Khanchi

Khanchi is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,454 people in 1,705 households**, the 6th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 7,454people (2011)
- 1,705households
- 88.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khanchi

Of every 100 households in Khanchi in 2011, 56 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khanchi · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Khanchi?

■ Khanchi · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**940

Working population ****36.4%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 82.9% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (9%) · **■** Household industry 90 (3%) · **■** Other work 725 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1,366 (50%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Saorabere Jalpai14,774 people
- Bar Godagudar11,660 people
- Kunar Chak9,198 people
- Sitalpur8,807 people
- Baich Berya5,549 people
- Kalyanpur5,421 people
- Shridharpur5,035 people
- Bargoda4,971 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khanchi?7,454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanchi in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khanchi?88.2% (Census 2011)