# Kharikadanga Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kharikadanga

Kharikadanga is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 74 households**, the 224th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 304people (2011)
- 74households
- 85.8%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharikadanga

Of every 100 households in Kharikadanga in 2011, 30 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharikadanga · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****3%**

**26%

Television ****24%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kharikadanga?

■ Kharikadanga · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**954

Working population ****43.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 83.5% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 51 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (9%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 68 (51%)

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 Tapan

- Naighati320 people
- Ahera317 people
- Paharpur310 people
- Dhundipara304 people
- Kaikuri301 people
- Kharpa288 people
- Teliapara287 people
- Satihar280 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharikadanga?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharikadanga in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharikadanga?85.8% (Census 2011)