# Kajichak Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kajichak

Kajichak is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 84 households**, the 126th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 425people (2011)
- 84households
- 81.5%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kajichak

Of every 100 households in Kajichak in 2011, 34 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kajichak · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**83%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kajichak?

■ Kajichak · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**971

Working population ****24.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (78%) · **■** Marginal 8 (8%)

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

- Shibrampur446 people
- Amrakala439 people
- Guriamari437 people
- Asnabani431 people
- Mahashaypur425 people
- Radhanagar407 people
- Ramnarayanpur407 people
- Jhatiband402 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 Kajichak?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kajichak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kajichak?81.5% (Census 2011)