# Khalar Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Khalar

Khalar is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,271 people in 266 households**, the 75th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 1,271people (2011)
- 266households
- 83.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khalar

Of every 100 households in Khalar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khalar · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**30%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**5%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****36%**

**42%

Television ****46%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

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 Khalar?

■ Khalar · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**959

Working population ****38.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 76.1% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 120 (25%) · **■** Marginal 308 (63%)

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 Arambag

- Jayrampur1,327 people
- Banamalipur1,323 people
- Berabere1,289 people
- Mandaran1,287 people
- Maheshpur1,269 people
- Madhabpur1,263 people
- Chak Benshe1,252 people
- Taral1,207 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khalar?1,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalar in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khalar?83.7% (Census 2011)