# Surkhali Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Surkhali

Surkhali is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,627 people in 801 households**, the 20th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 3,627people (2011)
- 801households
- 48.1%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Surkhali

Of every 100 households in Surkhali in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Surkhali · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****13%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**27%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Surkhali?

■ Surkhali · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****28.9%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 41.1% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 674 (64%)

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

- Serpur3,752 people
- Sadal3,721 people
- Uttar Gopinathpur3,701 people
- Margram3,689 people
- Kelai3,579 people
- Atai3,532 people
- Joypur3,249 people
- Kanduri3,215 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Surkhali?3,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surkhali in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Surkhali?48.1% (Census 2011)