# Charkhi Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Charkhi

Charkhi is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **363 people in 82 households**, the 161st largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 363people (2011)
- 82households
- 90.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charkhi

Of every 100 households in Charkhi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charkhi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Charkhi?

■ Charkhi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**970

Working population ****36.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 87.7% for women. 68% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 73 (54%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 60 (45%)

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

- Baita386 people
- Swarupchak381 people
- Ismailchak376 people
- Sitibatitaki372 people
- Shyamnagar361 people
- Kalua360 people
- Bar Hindu357 people
- Jhilingabatitaki355 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 Charkhi?363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charkhi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charkhi?90.1% (Census 2011)