# Kardhana Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Kardhana

Kardhana is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **11,255 people in 1,546 households**, the 2nd largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 11,255people (2011)
- 1,546households
- 71.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kardhana

Of every 100 households in Kardhana in 2011, 23 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kardhana · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**85%

Use banking services ****72%**

**75%

Television ****40%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

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 Kardhana?

■ Kardhana · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**883

Working population ****39.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 61.6% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 586 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1,445 (33%) · **■** Other work 852 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,213 (28%)

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 Varanasi

- Dhaurhara15,736 people
- Thatra9,775 people
- Harsos9,390 people
- Gaur Madhukar Shahpur9,077 people
- Ramna8,651 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kardhana?11,255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kardhana in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kardhana?71.3% (Census 2011)