# Kharsa Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kharsa

Kharsa is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 202 households**, the 51st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 842people (2011)
- 202households
- 61.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharsa

Of every 100 households in Kharsa in 2011, 23 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsa · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

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

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**54%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kharsa?

■ Kharsa · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**974

Working population ****33.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 54.1% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (67%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 50 (18%)

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 - II

- Rajganga876 people
- Madanmohanpur869 people
- Gopalpur866 people
- Ramgar864 people
- Gargaraghati820 people
- Hrisingpur816 people
- Lalgar800 people
- Chhatraganj793 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharsa?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsa?61.1% (Census 2011)