# Kharikar Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kharikar

Kharikar is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 119 households**, the 167th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 537people (2011)
- 119households
- 59.9%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharikar

Of every 100 households in Kharikar in 2011, 34 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kharikar · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kharikar?

■ Kharikar · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****653**

**942

Working population ****50.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (37%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 109 (40%)

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 Narayangarh

- Haribar544 people
- Dhobania541 people
- Kashia541 people
- Bishripat537 people
- Magurya534 people
- Danmangli529 people
- Kamia Chak528 people
- Metiyal528 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharikar?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharikar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharikar?59.9% (Census 2011)