Kharika Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kharika is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 105 families residing in the village Kharika. The total population of Kharika is 488 out of which 245 are males and 243 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kharika is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharika village is 43 which is 9% of the total population. There are 24 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharika is 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (992) of Kharika village.

Population
488
Families
105
Literacy
91.69%
Sex Ratio
992

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kharika is 91.7%. Thus Kharika village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 97.74% and the female literacy rate is 85.71% in Kharika village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kharika village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kharika Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kharika village.

Total Male Female
Children 43 24 19
Literacy 91.69% 97.74% 85.71%
Scheduled Caste 178 90 88
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 80 29 51

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kharika village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kharika village out of total population, 176 were engaged in work activities. 75.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 176 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 133 131 2
Cultivators 128 128 0
Other Workers 5 3 2
Marginal Workers 43 28 15
Non Working 312 86 226

Nearby Villages to Kharika,

Below are the list of villages near Kharika village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Lakhapat 232
Askanda 376
Jadupur 829
Kedar Pur 173
Karuria 265
Tukura Pat 201
Panch Khuiri 840
Jadubar 403
Burya Pat 810
Lapara 499

Reference