# Charkhi Village, Ketugram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - II, Barddhaman 

# Charkhi

Charkhi is a village in Ketugram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,727 people in 890 households**, the 9th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 3,727people (2011)
- 890households
- 71.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charkhi

Of every 100 households in Charkhi in 2011, 50 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charkhi · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**62%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****42%**

**57%

Television ****31%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Charkhi?

■ Charkhi · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**954

Working population ****36.8%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 64.9% for women. 64% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 497 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 194 (14%) · **■** Marginal 81 (6%)

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 Ketugram - II

- Keuguri4,682 people
- Baharan4,562 people
- Gangatikuri4,053 people
- Srirampur4,043 people
- Nutangram3,726 people
- Billeswar Rasui3,625 people
- Uddharanpur3,437 people
- Birahimpur3,316 people

[All 56 villages in Ketugram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charkhi?3,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charkhi in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charkhi?71.4% (Census 2011)