# Karkona Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Karkona

Karkona is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,595 people in 641 households**, the 22nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,595people (2011)
- 641households
- 52.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karkona

Of every 100 households in Karkona in 2011, 28 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkona · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**37%

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

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**81%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Karkona?

■ Karkona · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**957

Working population ****44.3%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 48.3% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (24%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (10%) · **■** Marginal 666 (58%)

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 Galsi - I

- Purangan3,049 people
- Bandutia2,932 people
- Jagulpara2,927 people
- Rampur2,909 people
- Jharul2,536 people
- Sandipur2,167 people
- Sundalpur2,145 people
- Kasba2,119 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karkona?2,595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkona in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karkona?52.4% (Census 2011)