Kharar, Ghatal

For other uses, see Kharar (disambiguation).

Kharar খরার
Town
Kharar Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°42′N 87°41′E / 22.7°N 87.68°E / 22.7; 87.68Coordinates: 22°42′N 87°41′E / 22.7°N 87.68°E / 22.7; 87.68
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	11,580
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Kharar is a municipality in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar was born in Birsingh -Kharar.

History

In Ancient times, This area is famous for manufacturing brass and bell utensils. The manufacture of brass and bell utensils i.e. cups,plates,glasses,cooking pots is carried on Kharar also in its nearest areas Ghatal,Chandrokona,Ramjibanpur etc. and also the masters there are enterprising and wealthy. Principal agricultural crop is paddy, potato.

People from this Village- Kharar are settled all over India. They are mostly engaged in Gold works.They are considered as the best goldsmiths with best artisan skills.

Geography

Kharar is located at 22°42′N 87°41′E / 22.7°N 87.68°E / 22.7; 87.68.^[1] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Kharar had a population of 11,580. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kharar has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kharar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

There are two high school and more than ten primary schools in Kharar. The name of the high schools are - 1. Kharar Sri Aurobindo Vidyamandir. 2.[Kharar S.k.h.hait Balika Vidyalaya ] Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya and Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya are two nearest college of kharar.

References

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharar
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Cities, towns and locations in Paschim Medinipur District

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Kharagpur subdivision	Balichak Deuli Kharagpur Kharagpur Railway Settlement

Medinipur Sadar subdivision	Amlagora Durllabhganj Garbeta Midnapore

Ghatal subdivision	Chandrakona Ghatal Kharar Khirpai Ramjibanpur

Jhargram subdivision	Jhargram Silda

Locations
other than cities and towns

Kharagpur subdivision	Belda Dantan Debra Dhaneswarpur Keshiary Madpur Matkatpur Mohanpur Narayangarh Pingla Radhamohanpur Sabang Satkul

Medinipur Sadar subdivision	Anandapur Goaltore Godapiasal Keshpur Piasala Pingboni Salboni Satbankura

Ghatal subdivision	Daspur Jot Ghanashyam Narajole Sonakhali

Jhargram subdivision	Baligeria Beliaberah Belpahari Binpur Chhatinasol Chilkigarh Dahijuri Ergoda Gidhni Gopiballavpur Jamboni Kultikri Lalgarh Lodhasuli Nayagram Netai Rohini Sankrail Sijua Tapsia

See also

Cities, towns and locations in Paschim Medinipur district
People from Pascim Medinipur district
Villages in Paschim Medinipur district

Municipalities & CD blocks of West Bengal

Municipal corporations	Asansol Barasat-Barrackpore Bidhannagar-New Town-Rajarhat Durgapur Howrah Kalyani Kolkata Serampore-Chandannagar Siliguri

Municipalities	Alipurduar Arambagh Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Baduria Baidyabati Balurghat Bangaon Bankura Bansberia Baranagar Bardhaman Baruipur Basirhat Beldanga Berhampore Bhadreswar Bhatpara Birnagar Bishnupur Bolpur Budge Budge Chakdaha Champdani Chandrakona Contai Cooch Behar Dainhat Dalkhola Darjeeling Dhulian Dhupguri Diamond Harbour Dinhata Dubrajpur Dum Dum Egra English Bazar Gangarampur Garulia Gayespur Ghatal Gobardanga Guskara Habra Haldia Haldibari Halisahar Haringhata Hugli-Chuchura Islampur Jangipur Jalpaiguri Jhalda Jhargram Jiaganj Azimganj Jaynagar Mazilpur Kaliaganj Kalimpong Kalna Kamarhati Kanchrapara Kandi Katwa Kharagpur Kharar Khardaha Khirpai Konnagar Krishnanagar Kurseong Madhyamgram Maheshtala Mainaguri Malbazar Mathabhanga Mekhliganj Memari Midnapore Murshidabad Nabadwip Naihati Nalhati New Barrackpore North Barrackpur North Dumdum Old Malda Panihati Panskura Pujali Purulia Raghunathpur Raiganj Rajarhat Rajpur Sonarpur Ramjibanpur Rampurhat Ranaghat Rishra Sainthia Shantipur Sonamukhi South Dumdum Suri Taki Tamluk Tarakeswar Titagarh Tufanganj Uluberia Uttarpara Kotrung

Community development blocks¹	A Alipuduar I Alipurduar II Amdanga Amta I Amta II Andal Arambagh Arsha Ausgram I Ausgram II B Baduria Bagdah Baghmundi Bagnan I Bagnan II Balagarh Balarampur Balurghat Bally Jagachha Bamangola Bandwan Bangaon Bankura I Bankura II Barjora Bansihari Barabani Barabazar Barrackpore I Barrackpore II Barasat I Barasat II Baruipur Basanti Basirhat I Basirhat II Beldanga I Beldanga II Berhampore Bhagawangola I Bhagawangola II Bhagabanpur I Bhagabanpur II Bhangore I Bhangore II Bharatpur I Bharatpur II Bhatar Binpur I Binpur II Bishnupur, Bankura Bishnupur I, South 24 Parganas Bishnupur II, South 24 Parganas Bolpur Sriniketan Budge Budge I Budge Budge II Burdwan I Burdwan II Burwan C Canning I Canning II Chakdaha Chanchal I Chanchal II Chandipur Chanditala I Chanditala II Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah-Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan I Dantan II Daspur I Daspur II Debra Deganga Diamond Harbour I Diamond Harbour II Deshapran Dhaniakhali Dhupguri Dinhata I Dinhata II Domjur Domkal Dubrajpur E Egra I Egra II English Bazar F Falakata Falta Farakka Faridpur-Durgapur G Gaighata Galsi I Galsi II Gangajalghati Gangarampur Garhbeta I Garhbeta II Garhbeta III Gazole Ghatal Goalpokhar I Goalpokhar II Goghat I Goghat II Gopiballavpur I Gopiballavpur II Gorubathan Gosaba H Habibpur Habra I Habra II Haldia Haldibari Hanskhali Hariharpara Haringhata Haripal Harirampur Harishchandrapur I Harishchandrapur II Haroa Hasnabad Hemtabad Hili Hingalganj Hirbandh Hura I Ilambazar Indas Indpur Islampur Itahar J Jagatballavpur Jalangi Jalpaiguri Jamalpur Jamboni Jamuria Jangipara Jaynagar I Jaynagar II Jhalda I Jhalda II Jhargram Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri Joypur, Bankura Joypur, Purulia K Kakdwip Kalchini Kaliachak I Kaliachak II Kaliachak III Kaliaganj Kaliganj Kalimpong I Kalimpong II Kalna I Kalna II Kandi Kanksa Karandighi Karimpur I Karimpur II Kashipur Katwa I Katwa II Keshiari Keshpur Ketugram I Ketugram II Khanakul I Khanakul II Khandaghosh Kharagpur I Kharagpur II Khargram Kharibari Khatra Khejuri I Khejuri II Khoyrasole Kolaghat Kotulpur Krishnaganj Krishnanagar I Krishnanagar II Kulpi Kultali Kumarganj Kumargram Kurseong Kushmandi L Labpur Lalgola M Madarihat-Birpara Magrahat I Magrahat II Mahisadal Mal Manbazar I Manbazar II Mandirbazar Manikchak Manteswar Mathabhanga I Mathabhanga II Mathurapur I Mathurapur II Matiali Matigara Maynaguri Mayureswar I Mayureswar II Mejia Mekhliganj Memari I Memari II Midnapore Sadar Minakhan Mirik Mohammad Bazar Mohanpur Mongalkote Moyna Murarai I Murarai II Murshidabad-Jiaganj N Nabadwip Nabagram Nagrakata Nakashipara Nalhati I Nalhati II Namkhana Nandakumar Nandigram I Nandigram II Nanoor Naoda Narayangarh Naxalbari Nayagram Neturia O Old Malda Onda P Panchla Pandabeswar Pandua Panskura Para Patashpur I Patashpur II Patharpratima Patrasayer Phansidewa Pingla Polba-Dadpur Puncha Purbasthali I Purbasthali II Pursurah Purulia I Purulia II R Raghunathganj I Raghunathganj II Raghunathpur I Raghunathpur II Raiganj Raina I Raina II Raipur Rajarhat Rajganj Rajnagar Ramnagar I Ramnagar II Rampurhat I Rampurhat II Ranaghat I Ranaghat II Rangli Rangliot Ranibandh Raniganj Raninagar I Raninagar II Ratua I Ratua II S Sabang Sagar Sagardighi Sahid Matangini Sainthia Salanpur Salboni Saltora Samserganj Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali II Sankrail, Howrah Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur Santipur Santuri Sarenga Shyampur I Shyampur II Simlapal Singur Sitai Sitalkuchi Sonamukhi Sonarpur Sreerampur-Uttarpara Suri I Suri II Sutahata Suti I Suti II Swarupnagar T Taldangra Tamluk Tapan Tarakeswar Tehatta I Tehatta II Thakurpukur Mahestala Tufanganj I Tufanganj II U Udaynarayanpur Uluberia I Uluberia II

See also	List of cities in West Bengal by population

Similar to Tehsils in many states of India

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