# Kharikabad Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Khoyrasol, Birbhum 

# Kharikabad

Kharikabad is a village in Khoyrasol sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,324 people in 278 households**, the 36th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 1,324people (2011)
- 278households
- 57.8%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharikabad

Of every 100 households in Kharikabad in 2011, 34 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharikabad · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**46%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**51%

Use banking services ****17%**

**52%

Television ****11%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kharikabad?

■ Kharikabad · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**935

Working population ****27.9%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 50.3% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (59%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 97 (26%)

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 Khoyrasol

- Laubere1,465 people
- Mundira1,439 people
- Purba Barkola1,412 people
- Penchalia1,327 people
- Bhaddi1,298 people
- Barajor1,295 people
- Rupaspur1,232 people
- Paschim Barkola1,220 people

[All 170 villages in Khoyrasol](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/khoyrasol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharikabad?1,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharikabad in?Birbhum district (Khoyrasol sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharikabad?57.8% (Census 2011)