# Kharija Shakdal Village, Dinhata - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Kharija Shakdal

Kharija Shakdal is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 206 households**, the 82nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 763people (2011)
- 206households
- 79.2%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharija Shakdal

Of every 100 households in Kharija Shakdal in 2011, 31 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharija Shakdal · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**82%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharija Shakdal?

■ Kharija Shakdal · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**936

Working population ****53.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 73.6% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 103 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 122 (30%)

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 Dinhata - II

- Gatikachua1,025 people
- Bilkalaighati876 people
- Kharija Kalaighati859 people
- Madhupur847 people
- Sachinandan747 people
- Kharija Dakurhat693 people
- Putradara686 people
- Kismat Karala Dwitia Khanda650 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharija Shakdal?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharija Shakdal in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharija Shakdal?79.2% (Census 2011)