# Kharikabad Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Kharikabad

Kharikabad is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 48 households**, the 78th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 253people (2011)
- 48households
- 54.5%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharikabad

Of every 100 households in Kharikabad in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharikabad · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

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

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**71%

Use banking services ****6%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**14%

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 Kharikabad?

■ Kharikabad · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 35.6% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 56 (51%) · **■** Marginal 53 (49%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Maladhar285 people
- Muldi281 people
- Barasalya279 people
- Dignagar276 people
- Narendrapur243 people
- Kewabathan234 people
- Raghabpur225 people
- Trishuldanga220 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharikabad?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharikabad in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharikabad?54.5% (Census 2011)