# Kharika Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kharika

Kharika is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 105 households**, the 241st largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 488people (2011)
- 105households
- 91.7%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharika

Of every 100 households in Kharika in 2011, 83 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharika · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**18%

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 Kharika?

■ Kharika · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**960

Working population ****36.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 85.7% for women. 65% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 128 (73%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 43 (24%)

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 Keshpur

- Kshirkul492 people
- Chathla491 people
- Bara Pasha488 people
- Kharga Diha488 people
- Kuralya482 people
- Mathania482 people
- Lalte Hari472 people
- Kanja Gerya470 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharika?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharika in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharika?91.7% (Census 2011)