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

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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 **1,232 people in 261 households**, the 34th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,232people (2011)
- 261households
- 50.2%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharua

Of every 100 households in Kharua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharua · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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+) ****50.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**973

Working population ****45.1%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 250 (45%)

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

- Sundail1,309 people
- Chandipur1,278 people
- Khayerbari1,270 people
- Lahuchar1,252 people
- Marara1,229 people
- Barakasba1,227 people
- Kalsi1,221 people
- Maliandighi1,202 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharua?1,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharua in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharua?50.2% (Census 2011)