# Hamirchak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hamirchak

Hamirchak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 57 households**, the 216th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 240people (2011)
- 57households
- 80.6%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hamirchak

Of every 100 households in Hamirchak in 2011, 59 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hamirchak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hamirchak?

■ Hamirchak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**970

Working population ****59.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 70.3% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (44%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 60 (42%)

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

- Taphriambi252 people
- Kukrada250 people
- Radhakishor246 people
- Arjunchak240 people
- Paikan Karanji238 people
- Kismat Bishrigerya236 people
- Kankasal234 people
- Talashibramchak234 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 Hamirchak?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamirchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hamirchak?80.6% (Census 2011)