# Kharun Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Kharun

Kharun is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,912 people in 441 households**, the 36th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,912people (2011)
- 441households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharun

Of every 100 households in Kharun in 2011, 64 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharun · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****61%**

**43%

Television ****36%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kharun?

■ Kharun · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1275**

**945

Working population ****48.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 69.9% for women. 63% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (62%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 169 (18%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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 Rampurhat - I

- Serpur2,107 people
- Lakshmibati2,002 people
- Nirasia1,941 people
- Binodpur1,933 people
- Hastikanda1,796 people
- Gug1,767 people
- Majkhanda1,750 people
- Kamikhya1,733 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharun?1,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharun in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharun?76.4% (Census 2011)