# Kharba Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Kharba

Kharba is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,744 people in 933 households**, the 9th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,744people (2011)
- 933households
- 72.1%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharba

Of every 100 households in Kharba in 2011, 34 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharba · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kharba?

■ Kharba · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**944

Working population ****36.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 67.2% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 177 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (24%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 456 (34%) · **■** Marginal 367 (27%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Paschim Bhagabanpur4,993 people
- Bhagabatipur4,444 people
- Swarupganj4,368 people
- Gauria4,236 people
- Matiharpur3,695 people
- Paharpur3,606 people
- Arbara3,561 people
- Mahanandapur3,311 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharba?3,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharba in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharba?72.1% (Census 2011)