# Kharpa Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kharpa

Kharpa is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 178 households**, the 106th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 754people (2011)
- 178households
- 83.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharpa

Of every 100 households in Kharpa in 2011, 66 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharpa · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**27%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**37%

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 Kharpa?

■ Kharpa · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**936

Working population ****26.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 82.6% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (13%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 Gangarampur

- Basudebpur776 people
- Chandura775 people
- Raghabpur773 people
- Bishrail756 people
- Chhilimpur750 people
- Nazirpur749 people
- Biranai748 people
- Damahar748 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharpa?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharpa in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharpa?83.9% (Census 2011)