Khar Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Khar is a village situated in Potashpur - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,544 families residing in the village Khar. The total population of Khar is 6,645 out of which 3,443 are males and 3,202 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khar is 930.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Khar village is 712 which is 11% of the total population. There are 371 male children and 341 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khar is 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Khar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khar is 86.5%. Thus Khar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.93% and the female literacy rate is 80.71% in Khar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Khar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Khar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khar village.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children | 712 | 371 | 341 |
Literacy | 86.52% | 91.93% | 80.71% |
Scheduled Caste | 708 | 360 | 348 |
Scheduled Tribe | 381 | 206 | 175 |
Illiterate | 1,512 | 619 | 893 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.7% of total population in Khar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Khar village out of total population, 2,568 were engaged in work activities. 73% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,568 workers engaged in Main Work, 565 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 598 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 1,874 | 1,599 | 275 |
Cultivators | 565 | 550 | 15 |
Agriculture Labourer | 598 | 528 | 70 |
Household Industries | 213 | 77 | 136 |
Other Workers | 498 | 444 | 54 |
Marginal Workers | 694 | 484 | 210 |
Non Working | 4,077 | 1,360 | 2,717 |
Map of Khar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Khar, Potashpur - II
Below are the list of villages near Khar village in Potashpur - II.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Shyamshubar | 423 |
Ratanpur | 560 |
Kharat Katbar | 5,961 |
Baharda | 1,591 |
Barbatia | 616 |
Chakkalika | 167 |
Buran | 652 |
Kekai | 827 |
Baincha | 280 |
Dainda | 625 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Khar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia