# Karakanali Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Karakanali

Karakanali is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 260 households**, the 24th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,307people (2011)
- 260households
- 67.9%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karakanali

Of every 100 households in Karakanali in 2011, 51 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karakanali · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****48%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****28%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

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 Karakanali?

■ Karakanali · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**960

Working population ****32.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 219 (52%)

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 Simlapal

- Puipal1,334 people
- Khamardanga1,331 people
- Ghoradhara1,323 people
- Chandpur1,314 people
- Dhanghari1,292 people
- Putiadaha1,270 people
- Dhankhunia1,231 people
- Madhabpur1,220 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karakanali?1,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karakanali in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karakanali?67.9% (Census 2011)