# Kharamba Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kharamba

Kharamba is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,591 people in 1,011 households**, the 14th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 4,591people (2011)
- 1,011households
- 67.0%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharamba

Of every 100 households in Kharamba in 2011, 66 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharamba · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**37%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**28%

Television ****44%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Kharamba?

■ Kharamba · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**962

Working population ****32.1%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 61.4% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 808 (55%) · **■** Marginal 163 (11%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Chandaneswar4,980 people
- Kashinathpur4,688 people
- Khar Gachhi4,673 people
- Kalikapur4,591 people
- Naora4,572 people
- Madhabpur4,369 people
- Rani Gachhi4,265 people
- Badi4,173 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharamba?4,591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharamba in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharamba?67.0% (Census 2011)