# Karchadihi Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Karchadihi

Karchadihi is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 38 households**, the 120th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 164people (2011)
- 38households
- 85.1%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karchadihi

Of every 100 households in Karchadihi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karchadihi · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****90%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karchadihi?

■ Karchadihi · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**947

Working population ****47.6%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 69% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (6%) · **■** Other work 16 (21%) · **■** Marginal 44 (56%)

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 Illambazar

- Nankulasiali215 people
- Dhulpur178 people
- Harishchandrapur171 people
- Radha Ballabhpur171 people
- Balarpur157 people
- Baruipur Mehediganja149 people
- Nelegar103 people
- Satlapur76 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karchadihi?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karchadihi in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karchadihi?85.1% (Census 2011)