# Kharbana, Saltora, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Kharbana

Kharbana is a village in [Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 134 households**, the 69th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 719people (2011)
- 134households
- 61.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharbana

Of every 100 households in Kharbana in 2011, 37 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharbana · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**66%

Use banking services ****45%**

**45%

Television ****29%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharbana?

■ Kharbana · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**939

Working population ****41.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 48.9% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 105 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 86 (29%) · **■** Marginal 97 (33%)

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 Saltora

- Bharatpur738 people
- Harakbad737 people
- Simladihi735 people
- Boja Pathar733 people
- Bagjata706 people
- Bhaluka696 people
- Ranipur678 people
- Bakulia671 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Other places named Kharbana

- Kharbana · Village, Chhatna, Bankura · 1,317 people
- Kharbana · Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon · 1,210 people
- Kharbana · Village, Gunderdehi, Durg · 574 people
- Kharbana · Village, Neturia, Puruliya · 69 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharbana?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharbana in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharbana?61.9% (Census 2011)