# Khiristala Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Khiristala

Khiristala is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,038 people in 431 households**, the 40th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,038people (2011)
- 431households
- 73.9%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khiristala

Of every 100 households in Khiristala in 2011, 80 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khiristala · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**36%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khiristala?

■ Khiristala · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**954

Working population ****38.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 67.1% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 175 (23%) · **■** Other work 233 (30%) · **■** Marginal 343 (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 Bishnupur - I

- Balakhali2,180 people
- Chak Nursikdar2,164 people
- Chamni2,164 people
- Dakshin Kazirhat2,115 people
- Mestakhali1,987 people
- Deuli1,973 people
- Jalilpur1,843 people
- Chakbagi1,831 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khiristala?2,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiristala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khiristala?73.9% (Census 2011)