# Charda Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Charda

Charda is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **830 people in 194 households**, the 29th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 830people (2011)
- 194households
- 75.0%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charda

Of every 100 households in Charda in 2011, 26 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Charda · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Charda?

■ Charda · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**979

Working population ****35.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (58%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 67 (23%) · **■** Marginal 27 (9%)

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 Jhargram

- Netura928 people
- Baharakoti897 people
- Dahatmal878 people
- Katchara Damodarpur840 people
- Damrasol814 people
- Chowki Chati792 people
- Krishnaband Chutamari780 people
- Khayer Bani767 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charda?830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charda?75.0% (Census 2011)