# Khoskana Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Khoskana

Khoskana is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,369 people in 296 households**, the 60th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,369people (2011)
- 296households
- 84.8%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khoskana

Of every 100 households in Khoskana in 2011, 84 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khoskana · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**21%

Tap water ****88%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**38%

Television ****35%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Khoskana?

■ Khoskana · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**955

Working population ****35.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 218 (45%) · **■** Marginal 214 (44%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Barhara Shankar1,444 people
- Patanda1,398 people
- Ranichak1,394 people
- Udaychak1,387 people
- Hogla1,352 people
- Prasadchak1,248 people
- Ghora Thakura1,234 people
- Uttar Mirzapur1,213 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khoskana?1,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khoskana in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khoskana?84.8% (Census 2011)