Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur
# Kakharda

Kakharda is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,930 people in 679 households, the 22nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.
- 2,930 people (2011)
- 679 households
- 89.9% literacy
- 937 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kakharda

Of every 100 households in Kakharda in 2011, 86 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kakharda · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 68%
- Toilet within the home 88% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 7% 21%
- Tap water 5% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 89%
- Use banking services 14% 38%
- Television 34% 25%
- Mobile phone 40% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 24%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kakharda?

■ Kakharda · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.9% 86.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 994 955
- Working population 35.3% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 84.3% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 47 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (3%) · ■ Household industry 29 (3%) · ■ Other work 232 (22%) · ■ Marginal 691 (67%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sahid Matangini
- Sabalara 3,393 people
- Uttar Usatpur 3,167 people
- Dumra 2,993 people
- Polanda 2,983 people
- Narayandari 2,786 people
- Barnan 2,731 people
- Hogalberya 2,710 people
- Soya Dighi 2,704 people

All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kakharda? 2,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakharda in? Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kakharda? 89.9% (Census 2011)

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