# Charkabani Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Charkabani

Charkabani is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,000 people in 210 households**, the 46th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,000people (2011)
- 210households
- 83.4%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charkabani

Of every 100 households in Charkabani in 2011, 88 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charkabani · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****44%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Charkabani?

■ Charkabani · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**74.2%

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

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**971

Working population ****51.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 74.5% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 75 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (27%) · **■** Marginal 224 (43%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Keshuria1,022 people
- Narayanpur1,015 people
- Purbabhurkundi1,009 people
- Niranjanbar1,005 people
- Geryasholi995 people
- Leluakala994 people
- Kashijora984 people
- Dharenda983 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charkabani?1,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charkabani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charkabani?83.4% (Census 2011)