# Charanikhali Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Charanikhali

Charanikhali is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,316 people in 512 households**, the 48th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 2,316people (2011)
- 512households
- 74.2%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charanikhali

Of every 100 households in Charanikhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Charanikhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**18%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**46%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Charanikhali?

■ Charanikhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**971

Working population ****45.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 66.9% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (25%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (9%) · **■** Marginal 605 (57%)

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 Basanti

- Harekrishnapur2,905 people
- Parandar2,693 people
- Kumirmari2,644 people
- Laskarpur2,600 people
- Matgaran2,308 people
- Krishnagar2,237 people
- Sibganj2,226 people
- Ramkrishnapur2,176 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charanikhali?2,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charanikhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charanikhali?74.2% (Census 2011)