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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Khoksa

Khoksa is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,036 people in 229 households**, the 141st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,036people (2011)
- 229households
- 58.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khoksa

Of every 100 households in Khoksa in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khoksa · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khoksa?

■ Khoksa · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**939

Working population ****51.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (49%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 169 (32%)

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

- Keshra1,077 people
- Dumaria1,075 people
- Kachanbari1,071 people
- Pratappur1,038 people
- Parial1,034 people
- Mirual1,032 people
- Bhupalpur1,026 people
- Goaldaha1,019 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khoksa?1,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khoksa in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khoksa?58.1% (Census 2011)