# Kesili Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kesili

Kesili is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,167 people in 726 households**, the 11th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 4,167people (2011)
- 726households
- 67.4%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kesili

Of every 100 households in Kesili in 2011, 74 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kesili · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**51%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****9%**

**33%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kesili?

■ Kesili · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**983

Working population ****29.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (5%) · **■** Household industry 273 (22%) · **■** Other work 572 (46%) · **■** Marginal 282 (23%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Samashat4,829 people
- Nainanpur4,711 people
- Lakshikantapur4,642 people
- Bahirpua4,610 people
- Tulyan4,003 people
- Ramchandrapur3,982 people
- Chak Jaydi3,692 people
- Hijalhat3,603 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kesili?4,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesili in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kesili?67.4% (Census 2011)