# Gharkura Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Gharkura

Gharkura is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 121 households**, the 94th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 533people (2011)
- 121households
- 63.5%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gharkura

Of every 100 households in Gharkura in 2011, 15 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gharkura · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**70%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gharkura?

■ Gharkura · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**960

Working population ****35.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 55.3% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (59%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 38 (20%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Maur591 people
- Dharmmapur554 people
- Hamirpur547 people
- Chintamanipur545 people
- Tarul532 people
- Padua517 people
- Chandipur502 people
- Bayda498 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gharkura?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharkura in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gharkura?63.5% (Census 2011)