# Andaran Kharkharia Village, Mekliganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Andaran Kharkharia

Andaran Kharkharia is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 86 households**, the 95th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 375people (2011)
- 86households
- 68.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Andaran Kharkharia

Of every 100 households in Andaran Kharkharia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andaran Kharkharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**69%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**38%

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 Andaran Kharkharia?

■ Andaran Kharkharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**930

Working population ****36.0%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 62.3% for women. 63% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (54%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Mekliganj

- Purbba Patchhara Gopalpur407 people
- Jnankata Adhikari405 people
- Uttar Dwarikamari405 people
- Buraburi399 people
- Kharija Panisala357 people
- Purbba Nijtaraf351 people
- Debottar Buraburi337 people
- Purbba Hemkumari337 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Andaran Kharkharia?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andaran Kharkharia in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Andaran Kharkharia?68.6% (Census 2011)