# Karira Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Karira

Karira is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,705 people in 462 households**, the 41st largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,705people (2011)
- 462households
- 62.0%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karira

Of every 100 households in Karira in 2011, 14 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karira · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**15%

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

**24%

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

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**70%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Karira?

■ Karira · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**846

Working population ****45.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 44.8% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 269 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (3%) · **■** Household industry 117 (10%) · **■** Other work 303 (25%) · **■** Marginal 508 (41%)

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

- Mustfabad Daduwa2,756 people
- Akbarpur Bas Kaneni2,755 people
- Kuwarpur2,748 people
- Jatpura2,705 people
- Sahar2,683 people
- Barkatpur2,620 people
- Narau2,597 people
- Bhataula2,568 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karira?2,705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karira in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karira?62.0% (Census 2011)