# Kharua Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kharua

Kharua is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **957 people in 198 households**, the 54th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 957people (2011)
- 198households
- 71.1%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharua

Of every 100 households in Kharua in 2011, 24 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharua · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**78%

Tap water ****62%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

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 Kharua?

■ Kharua · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**973

Working population ****37.6%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 61.5% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 234 (65%)

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 Harirampur

- Uttar Benail973 people
- Kismat Kasba966 people
- Patun962 people
- Raynagar958 people
- Dangram954 people
- Gokarna931 people
- Bahirdhanjor919 people
- Jotgauri909 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharua?957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharua in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharua?71.1% (Census 2011)