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Kharisha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kharisha is a Census Town city situated in Kolaghat block of Purba Medinipur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 980 families residing in the Kharisha city. The total population of Kharisha is 4,120 out of which 2,088 are males and 2,032 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kharisha is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharisha city is 344 which is 8% of the total population. There are 172 male children and 172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharisha is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (973).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kharisha is 91%. Thus Kharisha has higher literacy rate compared to 87% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.88% and the female literacy rate is 86.02% in Kharisha.

Kharisha Census Town has total administration over 980 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kharisha Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kharisha Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 344 172 172
Literacy 91% 88% 78.7%
Scheduled Caste 154 78 76
Scheduled Tribe 12 6 6
Illiterate 683 251 432

Caste-wise Population - Kharisha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kharisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 154 78 76
Schedule Tribe 12 6 6

Religion-wise Population - Kharisha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kharisha is 4,069 which is 98.76% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kharisha is 49 which is 1.19% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kharisha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,069 (98.76%) 2,063 2,006
Muslim 49 (1.19%) 24 25
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.05%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Kharisha

The total literacy rate of Kharisha was 91.02% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,437 literates, males were 1,837 while females were 1,600. Also the male literacy rate was 95.88% and the female literacy rate was 86.02% in Kharisha.

  Kharisha West Bengal
Female 86.02% 70.54%
Male 95.88% 81.69%
Total 91.02% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Kharisha

The Sex Ratio of Kharisha is 973. Thus per every 1000 men there were 973 females in Kharisha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Kharisha.

Child Population - Kharisha

According to Census 2011, there were 344 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kharisha. Out of which 172 were male while 172 were female.

Working Population - Kharisha

In Kharisha Census Town out of total population, 1,353 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,353 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,227 1,107 120
Cultivators 79 75 4
Agriculture Labourer 38 34 4
Household Industries 24 5 19
Other Workers 1,086 993 93
Marginal Workers 126 82 44
Non Working 2,767 899 1,868

Kharisha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kharisha is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,120 83.4% 973

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