# Kharigoda Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kharigoda

Kharigoda is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,214 people in 267 households**, the 52nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,214people (2011)
- 267households
- 74.7%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharigoda

Of every 100 households in Kharigoda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharigoda · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**18%

Tap water ****97%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**73%

Use banking services ****62%**

**52%

Television ****46%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**10%

Own their home ****86%**

**92%

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 Kharigoda?

■ Kharigoda · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**969

Working population ****34.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (14%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 168 (40%) · **■** Marginal 102 (24%)

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 Sonarpur

- Chak Kolarkhal1,513 people
- Jardaha1,457 people
- Joyenpur1,396 people
- Kharki1,288 people
- Sarmastapur1,195 people
- Raghabpur1,140 people
- Jafarpur1,129 people
- Jaynagar1,081 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharigoda?1,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharigoda in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharigoda?74.7% (Census 2011)