Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Kharkata

Kharkata is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,117 people in 229 households, the 62nd largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.
- 1,117 people (2011)
- 229 households
- 66.5% literacy
- 963 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharkata

Of every 100 households in Kharkata in 2011, 61 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharkata · ■ Garbeta - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 61% 51%
- Toilet within the home 22% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 69%
- Tap water 31% 33%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87%
- Use banking services 21% 62%
- Television 24% 23%
- Mobile phone 46% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 15%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kharkata?

■ Kharkata · ■ Garbeta - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.5% 71.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 882 951
- Working population 39.7% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 59.6% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 109 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 243 (55%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 55 (12%) · ■ Marginal 33 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Garbeta - I
- Bhula 1,157 people
- Namjaba 1,150 people
- Roulia 1,138 people
- Dangarpara 1,123 people
- Lakshmanpur 1,115 people
- Dhabani 1,106 people
- Mandal Pushkarini 1,078 people
- Kalikapur 1,070 people

All 369 villages in Garbeta - I

## Other places named Kharkata
- Kharkata · Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur · 2,008 people
- Kharkata · Village, Vishnupur, Bankura · 1,669 people
- Kharkata · Village, Chitrangi, Singrauli · 1,400 people
- Kharkata · Village, Korha, Katihar · 205 people
- Kharkata · Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur · 189 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kharkata? 1,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkata in? Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkata? 66.5% (Census 2011)

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