# Khardaha Village, Amta - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Amta - I, Haora 

# Khardaha

Khardaha is a village in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,535 people in 1,207 households**, the 2nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 5,535people (2011)
- 1,207households
- 82.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khardaha

Of every 100 households in Khardaha in 2011, 66 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khardaha · ■ Amta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**79%

Use banking services ****25%**

**33%

Television ****31%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

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 Khardaha?

■ Khardaha · ■ Amta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**966

Working population ****35.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 77.9% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (12%) · **■** Household industry 370 (19%) · **■** Other work 884 (45%) · **■** Marginal 392 (20%)

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 Amta - I

- Purba Gazipur6,720 people
- Kumar Chak4,884 people
- Guzarpur4,680 people
- Sonamui4,155 people
- Madaria4,024 people

[All 73 villages in Amta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khardaha?5,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khardaha in?Haora district (Amta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khardaha?82.5% (Census 2011)