# Kharika Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Kharika

Kharika is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 108 households**, the 97th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 560people (2011)
- 108households
- 74.0%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharika

Of every 100 households in Kharika in 2011, 37 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharika · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kharika?

■ Kharika · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**960

Working population ****47.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 60.3% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (11%) · **■** Marginal 206 (78%)

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 Simlapal

- Pithabakra575 people
- Betjharia573 people
- Ghugia573 people
- Kusumdunri571 people
- Benjtabani559 people
- Amakunda536 people
- Tushkutari534 people
- Taldiha529 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharika?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharika in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharika?74.0% (Census 2011)