# Charakpara Village, Habra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Charakpara

Charakpara is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 285 households**, the 55th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 285households
- 78.9%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charakpara

Of every 100 households in Charakpara in 2011, 67 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Charakpara · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**47%

Television ****30%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Charakpara?

■ Charakpara · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**962

Working population ****50.9%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 75.3% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (24%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 233 (37%) · **■** Marginal 220 (35%)

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 Habra - II

- Baulgachhi1,321 people
- Jangalpur1,318 people
- Rajbari1,253 people
- Keotsaha1,240 people
- Samudrapur1,211 people
- Kumardangadogachhia1,205 people
- Beraberi1,200 people
- Kamardanga1,151 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charakpara?1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charakpara in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charakpara?78.9% (Census 2011)