# Kamarkita Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Kamarkita

Kamarkita is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,535 people in 361 households**, the 44th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,535people (2011)
- 361households
- 66.5%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamarkita

Of every 100 households in Kamarkita in 2011, 71 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamarkita · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**48%

Tap water ****56%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Kamarkita?

■ Kamarkita · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**981

Working population ****44.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 59.2% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (49%) · **■** Other work 155 (23%) · **■** Marginal 121 (18%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Kashiara1,816 people
- Nutangram1,791 people
- Matial1,669 people
- Shonpur1,603 people
- Pilkhuri1,505 people
- Chandutia1,416 people
- Bakalsa1,337 people
- Belkash1,244 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamarkita?1,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamarkita in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamarkita?66.5% (Census 2011)