# Karanda Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Karanda

Karanda is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,013 people in 738 households**, the 14th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 3,013people (2011)
- 738households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karanda

Of every 100 households in Karanda in 2011, 43 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanda · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**62%

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

**53%

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

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**68%

Use banking services ****80%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Karanda?

■ Karanda · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**980

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (15%) · **■** Marginal 336 (27%)

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 - II

- Kandarsona3,362 people
- Balgana3,141 people
- Palasi3,081 people
- Khargram3,015 people
- Tatkhanda2,837 people
- Gopalnagar2,834 people
- Baikunthapur2,742 people
- Karori2,721 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karanda?3,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanda in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karanda?65.6% (Census 2011)