# Khichra, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Khichra

Khichra is a village in [Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 150 households**, the 107th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 785people (2011)
- 150households
- 58.9%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khichra

Of every 100 households in Khichra in 2011, 52 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khichra · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khichra?

■ Khichra · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**950

Working population ****23.8%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 43.8% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 89 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (35%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Banspokhar818 people
- Nargaon809 people
- Tegharia801 people
- Masnabhita789 people
- Paschim Pamal725 people
- Khrhila720 people
- Purbba Dubkaul713 people
- Uttar Talbari709 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khichra?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khichra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khichra?58.9% (Census 2011)