# Kghodhati Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kghodhati

Kghodhati is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,619 people in 815 households**, the 18th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 3,619people (2011)
- 815households
- 71.3%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kghodhati

Of every 100 households in Kghodhati in 2011, 91 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kghodhati · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**18%

Tap water ****46%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**18%

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

**17%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****22%**

**52%

Television ****68%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Kghodhati?

■ Kghodhati · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**969

Working population ****36.8%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 63.2% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 211 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (13%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 547 (41%) · **■** Marginal 392 (29%)

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 Sonarpur

- Badehugli3,797 people
- Chandpur3,788 people
- Tihuria3,773 people
- Nayabad3,696 people
- Bara Gachhia3,520 people
- Gangajora3,339 people
- Deara3,152 people
- Pratapnagar2,785 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kghodhati?3,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kghodhati in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kghodhati?71.3% (Census 2011)