# Kharsu Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kharsu

Kharsu is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 161 households**, the 136th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 795people (2011)
- 161households
- 51.6%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharsu

Of every 100 households in Kharsu in 2011, 34 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsu · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**56%

Tap water ****10%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Kharsu?

■ Kharsu · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**960

Working population ****35.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 41.0% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 81 (29%)

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

- Burya Pat810 people
- Mahesh Pur810 people
- Bansh Gerya809 people
- Madhya Piashala800 people
- Shasa Bani789 people
- Gobardda785 people
- Hindal Bar785 people
- Binjuria783 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharsu?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsu in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsu?51.6% (Census 2011)