Kharagpur Railway Settlement
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Kharagpur Railway Settlement
West Bengal • India |
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District(s) | Paschim Medinipur |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Population | 88,339 (2001) |
Kharagpur Railway Settlement is a census town in Paschim Medinipur (West Midnapore) District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Kharagpur Railway Settlement had a population of 88,339. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kharagpur Railway Settlement has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kharagpur Railway Settlement, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.