# Khagra Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Khagra

Khagra is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 240 households**, the 45th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,316people (2011)
- 240households
- 48.1%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khagra

Of every 100 households in Khagra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khagra · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**12%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**47%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Khagra?

■ Khagra · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**961

Working population ****28.0%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 42.7% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 141 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (46%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 49 (13%)

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 Canning - II

- Kaparpuri1,476 people
- Hatiamari1,367 people
- Gutri1,355 people
- Madan Khali1,346 people
- Balidaghata1,183 people
- Khun Khali1,126 people
- Chung Hata1,050 people
- Bhabananda1,034 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khagra?1,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khagra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khagra?48.1% (Census 2011)