# Khar Village, Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Khar

Khar is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,645 people in 1,544 households**, the 1st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 6,645people (2011)
- 1,544households
- 86.5%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khar

Of every 100 households in Khar in 2011, 39 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khar · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****24%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khar?

■ Khar · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**943

Working population ****38.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.7% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 565 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 598 (23%) · **■** Household industry 213 (8%) · **■** Other work 498 (19%) · **■** Marginal 694 (27%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Kharat Katbar5,961 people
- Kasbapatapur5,853 people
- Balgobindapur4,368 people
- Panchet4,106 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khar?6,645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khar in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khar?86.5% (Census 2011)