# Karui Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Karui

Karui is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,506 people in 2,363 households**, the 1st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 10,506people (2011)
- 2,363households
- 69.7%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karui

Of every 100 households in Karui in 2011, 42 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karui · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**49%

Tap water ****15%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**63%

Television ****25%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**36%

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 Karui?

■ Karui · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**926

Working population ****32.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 63.7% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 718 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,397 (41%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 805 (24%) · **■** Marginal 456 (13%)

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 Katwa - II

- Agradwip8,609 people
- Gazipur6,675 people
- Multi Krishnanagar5,408 people
- Singi4,888 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karui?10,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karui in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karui?69.7% (Census 2011)