# Keshra Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Keshra

Keshra is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 242 households**, the 137th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,077people (2011)
- 242households
- 67.7%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Keshra

Of every 100 households in Keshra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Keshra?

■ Keshra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**939

Working population ****49.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 58.0% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 345 (65%)

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 Raiganj

- Kalibari1,134 people
- Bhagilata1,109 people
- Lohagara1,094 people
- Khadimpur1,091 people
- Dumaria1,075 people
- Kachanbari1,071 people
- Pratappur1,038 people
- Khoksa1,036 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Keshra?1,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Keshra?67.7% (Census 2011)