# Dharimal Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dharimal

Dharimal is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,203 people in 508 households**, the 14th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,203people (2011)
- 508households
- 82.8%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharimal

Of every 100 households in Dharimal in 2011, 70 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dharimal · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**66%

Tap water ****13%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**83%

Use banking services ****64%**

**46%

Television ****49%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Dharimal?

■ Dharimal · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**971

Working population ****34.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 76.8% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (11%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 515 (68%) · **■** Marginal 89 (12%)

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

- Paschimpathri2,855 people
- Khelar2,629 people
- Doarkhol2,436 people
- Gokulpur2,323 people
- Bhetia2,174 people
- Banpatna2,138 people
- Madhabpur2,087 people
- Rangamatia1,980 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 Dharimal?2,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharimal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharimal?82.8% (Census 2011)