# Kharsi Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Kharsi

Kharsi is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,206 people in 903 households**, the 3rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 4,206people (2011)
- 903households
- 67.7%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharsi

Of every 100 households in Kharsi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharsi · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**28%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kharsi?

■ Kharsi · ■ Indus rural average

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

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**964

Working population ****40.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 60.3% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 717 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 335 (20%) · **■** Marginal 476 (28%)

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 Indus

- Akui6,115 people
- Somsar4,421 people
- Shashpur3,902 people
- Rol3,858 people
- Karisunda3,608 people
- Betanal3,580 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharsi?4,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsi in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsi?67.7% (Census 2011)