# Khorda Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Khorda

Khorda is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,696 people in 627 households**, the 18th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,696people (2011)
- 627households
- 78.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khorda

Of every 100 households in Khorda in 2011, 56 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khorda · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****63%**

**42%

Television ****35%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Khorda?

■ Khorda · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**937

Working population ****52.7%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 71.3% for women. 69% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (8%) · **■** Household industry 117 (8%) · **■** Other work 536 (38%) · **■** Marginal 495 (35%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Pashchim Bhabanipur3,699 people
- Bhaukol3,358 people
- Mollapukur3,150 people
- Kalagachhi2,749 people
- Narayantala2,647 people
- Sundarika2,572 people
- Mathur2,536 people
- Gondia Raghunathpur2,471 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khorda?2,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorda in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khorda?78.2% (Census 2011)