# Kharu Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Kharu

Kharu is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,724 people in 420 households**, the 55th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,724people (2011)
- 420households
- 66.9%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharu

Of every 100 households in Kharu in 2011, 48 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharu · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**48%

Tap water ****33%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**84%

Use banking services ****14%**

**58%

Television ****28%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kharu?

■ Kharu · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**962

Working population ****58.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 597 (59%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (10%) · **■** Marginal 241 (24%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Radha Nagar1,746 people
- Pora Bazar1,740 people
- Balidanga1,731 people
- Muidipur1,731 people
- Dedhara1,706 people
- Hazipur1,702 people
- Kanuibanka1,677 people
- Banna1,626 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharu?1,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharu in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharu?66.9% (Census 2011)