# Karaina Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Karaina

Karaina is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,295 people in 369 households**, the 60th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,295people (2011)
- 369households
- 67.8%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaina

Of every 100 households in Karaina in 2011, 4 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karaina · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**70%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Karaina?

■ Karaina · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**846

Working population ****46.6%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 51.9% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (25%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 173 (16%) · **■** Marginal 390 (36%)

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 Shikarpur

- Jakhauta2,351 people
- Hazaratpur2,325 people
- Amarpur2,320 people
- Runsi2,318 people
- Lalgarhi2,280 people
- Soi2,229 people
- Kasumi2,202 people
- Pahasu2,106 people

[All 182 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaina?2,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaina in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaina?67.8% (Census 2011)