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

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Rekha

Rekha is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 191 households**, the 76th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 856people (2011)
- 191households
- 76.8%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rekha

Of every 100 households in Rekha in 2011, 20 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rekha · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**37%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Rekha?

■ Rekha · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****590**

**937

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 72.0% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (38%) · **■** Marginal 100 (30%)

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

- Barada932 people
- Kankjal Purba931 people
- Kultikri910 people
- Jhaudari908 people
- Kushbaria821 people
- Dakjoari794 people
- Asapur765 people
- Dhukrijhara741 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 Rekha?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rekha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rekha?76.8% (Census 2011)