# Tikarkhanji Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Tikarkhanji

Tikarkhanji is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,908 people in 473 households**, the 28th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,908people (2011)
- 473households
- 81.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tikarkhanji

Of every 100 households in Tikarkhanji in 2011, 47 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tikarkhanji · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****11%**

**60%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tikarkhanji?

■ Tikarkhanji · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**966

Working population ****35.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 75.2% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (40%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 143 (21%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%)

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 Katwa - I

- Char Pataihat2,173 people
- Chandrapur2,104 people
- Nanagar2,052 people
- Karulia1,939 people
- Baghtona1,883 people
- Kalsa1,798 people
- Narayanpur1,789 people
- Bholshuni1,760 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tikarkhanji?1,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikarkhanji in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tikarkhanji?81.6% (Census 2011)