# Karail Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Karail

Karail is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 142 households**, the 75th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 636people (2011)
- 142households
- 75.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karail

Of every 100 households in Karail in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karail · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****1%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Karail?

■ Karail · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**77.3%

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

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**954

Working population ****28.8%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 67.2% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (78%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Dastipara737 people
- Banki732 people
- Lakshmanpur701 people
- Shankra666 people
- Atkadanga620 people
- Satgachhia602 people
- Dakshin Chandipur582 people
- Balarampur580 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karail?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karail in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karail?75.9% (Census 2011)