# Kharun Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kharun

Kharun is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,420 people in 364 households**, the 17th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,420people (2011)
- 364households
- 78.0%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharun

Of every 100 households in Kharun in 2011, 36 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharun · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**54%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****57%**

**36%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharun?

■ Kharun · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**966

Working population ****44.1%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 72.6% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (37%) · **■** Household industry 135 (22%) · **■** Other work 106 (17%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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 Hilli

- Ferusha1,639 people
- Ramkrishnapur1,557 people
- Iswarpara1,466 people
- Dhalpara1,438 people
- Mahishnota1,413 people
- Matais1,392 people
- Srirampur1,375 people
- Agra1,365 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharun?1,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharun in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharun?78.0% (Census 2011)