# Charghat Village, Swarupnagar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Swarupnagar, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Charghat

Charghat is a village in Swarupnagar sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,819 people in 1,689 households**, the 9th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 6,819people (2011)
- 1,689households
- 84.3%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charghat

Of every 100 households in Charghat in 2011, 50 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Charghat · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**25%

Tap water ****26%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**34%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Charghat?

■ Charghat · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**956

Working population ****36.4%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 80.2% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 386 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 642 (26%) · **■** Household industry 107 (4%) · **■** Other work 934 (38%) · **■** Marginal 414 (17%)

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 Swarupnagar

- Sarapul8,290 people
- Nalabara7,572 people
- Purba Polta7,483 people
- Bara Bankra6,866 people
- Gopalpur6,799 people
- Gokulpur6,638 people
- Kanchdahh6,224 people
- Kaijuri5,674 people

[All 65 villages in Swarupnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/swarupnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charghat?6,819 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charghat in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Swarupnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charghat?84.3% (Census 2011)