# Kharagpur Rly. Settlement, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Town · Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Kharagpur Rly. Settlement

Kharagpur Rly. Settlement is a town in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **82,735 people** in 18,989 households. Literacy was 81.6%.

- 82,735people (2011)
- 18,989households
- 81.6%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kharagpur Rly. Settlement

■ Kharagpur Rly. Settlement · ■ Paschim Medinipur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**972

Working population ****33.5%**

**34.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kharagpur Rly. Settlement

Of every 100 households in Kharagpur Rly. Settlement in 2011, 76 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharagpur Rly. Settlement · ■ Paschim Medinipur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**19%

Tap water ****82%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**38%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****72%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**9%

Own their home ****22%**

**78%

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 people in Kharagpur Rly. Settlement work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 20,812 (75%) · **■** Household industry 280 (1%) · **■** Farming 279 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6,305 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharagpur Rly. Settlement?82,735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharagpur Rly. Settlement in?Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal