# Khantra Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Khantra

Khantra is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 123 households**, the 60th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 575people (2011)
- 123households
- 69.8%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khantra

Of every 100 households in Khantra in 2011, 49 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khantra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****88%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**71%

Use banking services ****63%**

**55%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

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 Khantra?

■ Khantra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**953

Working population ****27.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 50.7% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (24%) · **■** Marginal 117 (75%)

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 - II

- Narira618 people
- Mandapdanga604 people
- Tentulia596 people
- Barda590 people
- Charanbandh569 people
- Paranpur563 people
- Pathartikuri549 people
- Kumardih546 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khantra?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khantra in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khantra?69.8% (Census 2011)