# Kakhuria Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Kakhuria

Kakhuria is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 226 households**, the 66th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 958people (2011)
- 226households
- 94.0%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kakhuria

Of every 100 households in Kakhuria in 2011, 53 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakhuria · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**34%

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

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**36%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kakhuria?

■ Kakhuria · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**943

Working population ****32.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 88.9% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 113 (36%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Katnadighi989 people
- Manpur981 people
- Pindrut974 people
- Itachana960 people
- Gangasagar938 people
- Pania879 people
- Mangal Chak877 people
- Sukha Khola872 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kakhuria?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakhuria in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kakhuria?94.0% (Census 2011)