# Kharsa Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Kharsa

Kharsa is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,746 people in 376 households**, the 57th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 1,746people (2011)
- 376households
- 71.0%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharsa

Of every 100 households in Kharsa in 2011, 48 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharsa · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**82%

Tap water ****31%**

**5%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**27%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**53%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kharsa?

■ Kharsa · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**960

Working population ****30.4%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 63.6% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 237 (45%) · **■** Marginal 87 (16%)

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 Khargram

- Dhanigram1,840 people
- Garutia1,832 people
- Kalgram1,824 people
- Titidanga1,782 people
- Jahangirpur1,684 people
- Sanigram1,677 people
- Gaharia1,670 people
- Punia1,644 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharsa?1,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsa in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsa?71.0% (Census 2011)