# Chhota Kharkharia, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar – Population

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Chhota Kharkharia

Chhota Kharkharia is a village in [Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/) sub-district of [Koch Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 50 households**, the 114th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 240people (2011)
- 50households
- 66.5%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Kharkharia

Of every 100 households in Chhota Kharkharia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhota Kharkharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**69%

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

**1%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Chhota Kharkharia?

■ Chhota Kharkharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****32.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (22%) · **■** Other work 9 (12%) · **■** Marginal 14 (18%)

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

- Andaran Bhotbari269 people
- Madhya Nijtaraf268 people
- Dakshin Dhulia Khalisa256 people
- Hat Dhar Dharia250 people
- Chhat Nijtaraf239 people
- Vitar Fulkar Dabria Kharkhar237 people
- Daribas203 people
- Dakshin Jamaldaha Balapukharia201 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Kharkharia?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Kharkharia in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Kharkharia?66.5% (Census 2011)