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

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Korar

Korar is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 359 households**, the 44th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,424people (2011)
- 359households
- 81.8%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Korar

Of every 100 households in Korar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Korar · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**41%

Tap water ****24%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**68%

Use banking services ****67%**

**63%

Television ****38%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Korar?

■ Korar · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**980

Working population ****40.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 73.5% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (16%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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

- Ghatshila1,537 people
- Baje Salepur1,529 people
- Shukur1,487 people
- Basatpur1,452 people
- Durgabati1,415 people
- Kadra1,409 people
- Purbba Kashiara1,338 people
- Shuhari1,319 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Korar?1,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korar in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Korar?81.8% (Census 2011)