# Kharia Village, Uluberia - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Uluberia - I, Haora 

# Kharia

Kharia is a village in Uluberia - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,141 people in 500 households**, the 41st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 2,141people (2011)
- 500households
- 87.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharia

Of every 100 households in Kharia in 2011, 79 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharia · ■ Uluberia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**58%

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

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**46%

Tap water ****34%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****19%**

**31%

Television ****41%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

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 Kharia?

■ Kharia · ■ Uluberia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**957

Working population ****43.2%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 82.1% for women. 66% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (7%) · **■** Household industry 89 (10%) · **■** Other work 173 (19%) · **■** Marginal 573 (62%)

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 Uluberia - I

- Mayanapur2,375 people
- Madhabpur2,268 people
- Baikhali2,243 people
- Lalitagari2,198 people
- Dahuka Nischindipur2,120 people
- Dalsalap2,035 people
- Malanchabere2,001 people
- Kashyappur1,961 people

[All 66 villages in Uluberia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/uluberia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharia?2,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharia in?Haora district (Uluberia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharia?87.0% (Census 2011)