# Khakurdaha Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Khakurdaha

Khakurdaha is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,542 people in 824 households**, the 17th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 3,542people (2011)
- 824households
- 71.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khakurdaha

Of every 100 households in Khakurdaha in 2011, 65 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khakurdaha · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**46%

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

**51%

Tap water ****20%**

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**90%

Use banking services ****47%**

**27%

Television ****37%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Khakurdaha?

■ Khakurdaha · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**949

Working population ****39.3%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (15%) · **■** Household industry 97 (7%) · **■** Other work 753 (54%) · **■** Marginal 215 (15%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Ramkrishnapur4,421 people
- Harinarayanpur4,024 people
- Mastikari3,674 people
- Arunnagar Dakshin3,620 people
- Punpo3,457 people
- Neutala3,398 people
- Chandaneshwar3,377 people
- Hatpara3,247 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khakurdaha?3,542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khakurdaha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khakurdaha?71.0% (Census 2011)