# Charki Village, Manbazar - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Manbazar - I, Puruliya 

# Charki

Charki is a village in Manbazar - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 80 households**, the 126th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 371people (2011)
- 80households
- 83.8%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charki

Of every 100 households in Charki in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charki · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****22%**

**31%

Television ****36%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**29%

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 Charki?

■ Charki · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1923**

**939

Working population ****46.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 76.1% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 18 (10%) · **■** Other work 140 (81%) · **■** Marginal 13 (8%)

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 Manbazar - I

- Gobindapur393 people
- Chhotsagen384 people
- Dhagara383 people
- Kurkuta374 people
- Maheshpur365 people
- Challa364 people
- Manbadyardi359 people
- Chakya Alias Bhabanipur338 people

[All 243 villages in Manbazar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charki?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charki in?Puruliya district (Manbazar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charki?83.8% (Census 2011)