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.

Population
6,645
Families
1,544
Literacy
86.52%
Sex Ratio
930

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
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
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

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