# Kharipukuria Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Kharipukuria

Kharipukuria is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,470 people in 521 households**, the 12th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 2,470people (2011)
- 521households
- 93.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharipukuria

Of every 100 households in Kharipukuria in 2011, 45 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharipukuria · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Kharipukuria?

■ Kharipukuria · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**948

Working population ****37.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 89.5% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (13%) · **■** Marginal 756 (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 Contai - III

- Daisai3,170 people
- Jagudas Bar3,129 people
- Sukunia2,593 people
- Bhaja Chauli2,541 people
- Deulbar2,298 people
- Paik Bar2,254 people
- Panichiara2,177 people
- Bhaitgar2,053 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharipukuria?2,470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharipukuria in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharipukuria?93.5% (Census 2011)