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Kharika Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Kharika is a medium size village located in Keshpur Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 305 families residing. The Kharika village has population of 1459 of which 748 are males while 711 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharika village population of children with age 0-6 is 226 which makes up 15.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharika village is 951 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharika as per census is 883, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Kharika village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharika village was 65.29 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kharika Male literacy stands at 78.82 % while female literacy rate was 51.24 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kharika village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kharika village.

Kharika Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 305 - -
Population 1,459 748 711
Child (0-6) 226 120 106
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 65.29 % 78.82 % 51.24 %
Total Workers 397 384 13
Main Worker 232 - -
Marginal Worker 165 157 8

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Kharika village of Paschim Medinipur district.

Work Profile

In Kharika village out of total population, 397 were engaged in work activities. 58.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 397 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 146 were Agricultural labourer.