# Karsand Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Karsand

Karsand is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,418 people in 212 households**, the 80th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,418people (2011)
- 212households
- 77.8%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karsand

Of every 100 households in Karsand in 2011, 64 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karsand · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**78%

Television ****39%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karsand?

■ Karsand · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**903

Working population ****17.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 68.9% for women. 26% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (15%) · **■** Marginal 109 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sikanderpur

- Firojpur Chak Usuf1,466 people
- Mustafabad1,452 people
- Akhani1,442 people
- Gouri1,421 people
- Jugesara1,411 people
- Karsi1,384 people
- Kundi Dih1,382 people
- Mujhi1,380 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karsand?1,418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karsand in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karsand?77.8% (Census 2011)