# Charkhara Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Charkhara

Charkhara is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,772 people in 672 households**, the 21st largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,772people (2011)
- 672households
- 86.8%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charkhara

Of every 100 households in Charkhara in 2011, 80 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Charkhara · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**15%

Tap water ****9%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**78%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****57%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Charkhara?

■ Charkhara · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**940

Working population ****38.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 83.6% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (3%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 930 (88%) · **■** Marginal 61 (6%)

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 Barasat - I

- Faldi3,595 people
- Fateabad3,455 people
- Isubati3,388 people
- Purbba Ichapur2,776 people
- Kalianai2,689 people
- Panshila2,656 people
- Santoshpur2,628 people
- Narasinghapur2,553 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charkhara?2,772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charkhara in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charkhara?86.8% (Census 2011)