# Charkapathar Village, Bagmundi, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Bagmundi, Puruliya 

# Charkapathar

Charkapathar is a village in Bagmundi sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **88 people in 16 households**, the 127th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 88people (2011)
- 16households
- 66.2%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charkapathar

Of every 100 households in Charkapathar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Charkapathar · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**27%

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 Charkapathar?

■ Charkapathar · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**951

Working population ****48.9%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 48.6% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (35%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 23 (53%)

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 Bagmundi

- Ghaghra126 people
- Saramchaki117 people
- Lahadungri115 people
- Kurupahar113 people
- Harta83 people
- Babnijara81 people
- Harup81 people
- Saldi78 people

[All 142 villages in Bagmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bagmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charkapathar?88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charkapathar in?Puruliya district (Bagmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charkapathar?66.2% (Census 2011)