# Karja Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj 

# Karja

Karja is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,254 people in 205 households**, the 160th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,254people (2011)
- 205households
- 62.2%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karja

Of every 100 households in Karja in 2011, 12 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Karja · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**81%

Tap water ****94%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**84%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Karja?

■ Karja · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**921

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 50.5% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (47%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (8%) · **■** Marginal 143 (30%)

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 Nichlaul

- Padari Khurd1,269 people
- Karwati Urf Kataka1,264 people
- Dathauli1,261 people
- Bali1,258 people
- Bishun Pura1,251 people
- Harpur Kalan1,249 people
- Bhujauli1,245 people
- Gaura Nipania1,244 people

[All 314 villages in Nichlaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nichlaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karja?1,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karja in?Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karja?62.2% (Census 2011)