# Chharra Village, Purulia - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Chharra

Chharra is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,131 people in 1,175 households**, the 1st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 6,131people (2011)
- 1,175households
- 62.3%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chharra

Of every 100 households in Chharra in 2011, 30 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chharra · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**84%

Use banking services ****66%**

**41%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chharra?

■ Chharra · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**966

Working population ****38.6%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 51.7% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (1%) · **■** Household industry 108 (5%) · **■** Other work 723 (31%) · **■** Marginal 1,452 (61%)

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 Purulia - II

- Sihuli4,551 people
- Bongabari4,215 people
- Ghongha3,803 people
- Dumdumi3,768 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chharra?6,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chharra in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chharra?62.3% (Census 2011)