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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Khalsi

Khalsi is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,614 people in 583 households**, the 54th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,614people (2011)
- 583households
- 73.8%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khalsi

Of every 100 households in Khalsi in 2011, 18 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khalsi · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khalsi?

■ Khalsi · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**939

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 66.2% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 269 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 329 (34%) · **■** Marginal 48 (5%)

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

- Kailadangi2,714 people
- Bamuha2,707 people
- Bamangram2,672 people
- Kantar2,662 people
- Gomarda2,463 people
- Dhoabishua2,457 people
- Mahendigaon2,430 people
- Bajitpur2,383 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khalsi?2,614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalsi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khalsi?73.8% (Census 2011)