# Kamarhati Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Kamarhati

Kamarhati is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,872 people in 1,089 households**, the 4th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 4,872people (2011)
- 1,089households
- 81.3%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamarhati

Of every 100 households in Kamarhati in 2011, 73 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kamarhati · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**28%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****81%**

**84%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Kamarhati?

■ Kamarhati · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**941

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 74.0% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 364 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 710 (38%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 417 (22%) · **■** Marginal 361 (19%)

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 Raina - II

- Uchalan7,439 people
- Chhota Bainan6,480 people
- Bara Bainan6,110 people
- Gotan4,458 people
- Nandanpur4,325 people
- Pahalanpur4,180 people
- Keunta3,918 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamarhati?4,872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamarhati in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamarhati?81.3% (Census 2011)