# Kharki Village, Sonarpur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kharki

Kharki is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,288 people in 295 households**, the 51st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,288people (2011)
- 295households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharki

Of every 100 households in Kharki in 2011, 81 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharki · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**18%

Tap water ****94%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**73%

Use banking services ****42%**

**52%

Television ****59%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharki?

■ Kharki · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**969

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 292 (55%) · **■** Marginal 217 (41%)

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

- Dingelpota1,614 people
- Chak Kolarkhal1,513 people
- Jardaha1,457 people
- Joyenpur1,396 people
- Kharigoda1,214 people
- Sarmastapur1,195 people
- Raghabpur1,140 people
- Jafarpur1,129 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 Kharki?1,288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharki in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharki?74.6% (Census 2011)