# Kharakpur Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kharakpur

Kharakpur is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 75 households**, the 106th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 372people (2011)
- 75households
- 85.2%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharakpur

Of every 100 households in Kharakpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharakpur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharakpur?

■ Kharakpur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**950

Working population ****62.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 77.6% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 176 (76%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Mathurapur402 people
- Nishan Chak398 people
- Phulchak390 people
- Bakcha378 people
- Arjungerya370 people
- Kalapat363 people
- Shola Part-I360 people
- Nischintapur350 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharakpur?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharakpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharakpur?85.2% (Census 2011)