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Kharika Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Kharika is a large village located in Sabang Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 621 families residing. The Kharika village has population of 2650 of which 1353 are males while 1297 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharika village population of children with age 0-6 is 352 which makes up 13.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharika village is 959 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharika as per census is 1023, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Kharika village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharika village was 84.77 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kharika Male literacy stands at 92.03 % while female literacy rate was 77.12 %.

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 621 - -
Population 2,650 1,353 1,297
Child (0-6) 352 174 178
Schedule Caste 237 117 120
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.77 % 92.03 % 77.12 %
Total Workers 1,385 779 606
Main Worker 891 - -
Marginal Worker 494 230 264

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.94 % of total population in Kharika village. The village Kharika currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kharika village out of total population, 1385 were engaged in work activities. 64.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1385 workers engaged in Main Work, 211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 276 were Agricultural labourer.