# Khidirchak Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Khidirchak

Khidirchak is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 46 households**, the 49th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 245people (2011)
- 46households
- 67.6%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khidirchak

Of every 100 households in Khidirchak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khidirchak · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**39%

Own their home ****76%**

**97%

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 Khidirchak?

■ Khidirchak · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**956

Working population ****41.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 60 (59%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Madhugram1,146 people
- Gandharbbagram666 people
- Madanpur Kismat636 people
- Jot Dhani579 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khidirchak?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khidirchak in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khidirchak?67.6% (Census 2011)