# Khesra Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Khesra

Khesra is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,617 people in 1,187 households**, the 3rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 5,617people (2011)
- 1,187households
- 60.8%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khesra

Of every 100 households in Khesra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khesra · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

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 Khesra?

■ Khesra · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**955

Working population ****42.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 809 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 930 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 280 (12%) · **■** Marginal 374 (16%)

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 Itahar

- Kapasia10,159 people
- Dhulahar5,681 people
- Gorahar4,823 people
- Keotal4,655 people
- Bangar4,512 people
- Barot4,394 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khesra?5,617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khesra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khesra?60.8% (Census 2011)