# Korkhali Village, Chandipur, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandipur, Purba Medinipur 

# Korkhali

Korkhali is a village in Chandipur sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 270 households**, the 47th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 1,282people (2011)
- 270households
- 85.7%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Korkhali

Of every 100 households in Korkhali in 2011, 89 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korkhali · ■ Chandipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**44%

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

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**8%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Korkhali?

■ Korkhali · ■ Chandipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**925

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 79.0% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (8%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 387 (81%)

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 Chandipur

- Rampur1,383 people
- Mangalkhali Shiba Misra Chak1,336 people
- Usmanpur1,322 people
- Purusottampur1,286 people
- Chintamanipur1,272 people
- Hinchi1,241 people
- Kayal Chak1,240 people
- Gazipur1,232 people

[All 112 villages in Chandipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/chandipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Korkhali?1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korkhali in?Purba Medinipur district (Chandipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Korkhali?85.7% (Census 2011)