# Khargram Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Khargram

Khargram is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,015 people in 741 households**, the 13th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 3,015people (2011)
- 741households
- 67.2%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khargram

Of every 100 households in Khargram in 2011, 62 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khargram · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**62%

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

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**68%

Use banking services ****61%**

**63%

Television ****26%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Khargram?

■ Khargram · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**980

Working population ****50.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 58.9% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 74 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 261 (17%) · **■** Marginal 642 (42%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Palsit3,578 people
- Kandarsona3,362 people
- Balgana3,141 people
- Palasi3,081 people
- Karanda3,013 people
- Tatkhanda2,837 people
- Gopalnagar2,834 people
- Baikunthapur2,742 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khargram?3,015 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khargram in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khargram?67.2% (Census 2011)