# Charda Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Charda

Charda is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 123 households**, the 108th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 527people (2011)
- 123households
- 76.7%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charda

Of every 100 households in Charda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charda · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Charda?

■ Charda · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**970

Working population ****45.0%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 63.4% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (69%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 50 (21%)

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 - II

- Kuldiha568 people
- Amodpur544 people
- Lakshmisar542 people
- Amlichak530 people
- Durgapur West526 people
- Samudrapur524 people
- Kanchantola513 people
- Kismat Rajpur507 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charda?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charda?76.7% (Census 2011)