# Hajichak Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hajichak

Hajichak is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 19 households**, the 205th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 95people (2011)
- 19households
- 80.5%literacy
- 727females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hajichak

Of every 100 households in Hajichak in 2011, 42 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hajichak · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****58%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Hajichak?

■ Hajichak · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****727**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**971

Working population ****55.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 63.6% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 18 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (30%) · **■** Marginal 18 (34%)

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

- Sikmikalsi Gerya106 people
- Basdebpur102 people
- Kalkeundi101 people
- Chitrapathar96 people
- D0Mgaria94 people
- Dainmari90 people
- Benagaria89 people
- Rautasol87 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 Hajichak?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hajichak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hajichak?80.5% (Census 2011)