Kharpa Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kharpa is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 178 families residing in the village Kharpa. The total population of Kharpa is 754 out of which 381 are males and 373 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kharpa is 979.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharpa village is 96 which is 13% of the total population. There are 45 male children and 51 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharpa is 1,133 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Kharpa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kharpa is 83.9%. Thus Kharpa village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 85.12% and the female literacy rate is 82.61% in Kharpa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kharpa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kharpa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kharpa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 96 | 45 | 51 |
| Literacy | 83.89% | 85.12% | 82.61% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 202 | 95 | 107 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kharpa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kharpa village out of total population, 197 were engaged in work activities. 96.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 197 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 190 | 186 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 159 | 158 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Non Working | 557 | 189 | 368 |
Nearby Villages to Kharpa,
Below are the list of villages near Kharpa village in Gangarampur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Samra | 390 |
| Sultanpur | 633 |
| Rasidpur | 23 |
| Sidilim | 737 |
| Arazi Ilamtair | 418 |
| Nandair | 1,725 |
| Haridaspur | 224 |
| Jahangirpur | 2,560 |
| Ramdebpur | 1,174 |
| Mahurkismat | 3,943 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kharpa, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia