# Khirishkhali Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Khirishkhali

Khirishkhali is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,800 people in 898 households**, the 28th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 4,800people (2011)
- 898households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khirishkhali

Of every 100 households in Khirishkhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Khirishkhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**57%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khirishkhali?

■ Khirishkhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**971

Working population ****35.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 65.8% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 238 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (20%) · **■** Household industry 121 (7%) · **■** Other work 142 (8%) · **■** Marginal 860 (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 Basanti

- Radharanipur4,976 people
- Baria4,883 people
- Hogalduri4,862 people
- Jyotishpur4,833 people
- Gadkhali4,685 people
- Kala Hazra4,626 people
- Purba Bayar Siong4,538 people
- Sachea Khali4,372 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khirishkhali?4,800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirishkhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khirishkhali?72.1% (Census 2011)