# Khajura Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Khajura

Khajura is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,871 people in 353 households**, the 16th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,871people (2011)
- 353households
- 76.4%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khajura

Of every 100 households in Khajura in 2011, 40 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khajura · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****20%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**71%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Khajura?

■ Khajura · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**964

Working population ****26.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 64.9% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (8%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 242 (49%) · **■** Marginal 89 (18%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Banshgan2,110 people
- Biltora1,997 people
- Gagra1,947 people
- Gopinathpur1,882 people
- Chinpina1,861 people
- Ramkanali1,811 people
- Raidi1,754 people
- Metyala1,731 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khajura?1,871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khajura in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khajura?76.4% (Census 2011)