# Karea Village, Nanoor, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Nanoor, Birbhum 

# Karea

Karea is a village in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,349 people in 629 households**, the 28th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,349people (2011)
- 629households
- 73.7%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karea

Of every 100 households in Karea in 2011, 49 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karea · ■ Nanoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****92%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**33%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Karea?

■ Karea · ■ Nanoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**968

Working population ****40.1%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 68.4% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (14%) · **■** Marginal 325 (35%)

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 Nanoor

- Jalandi2,433 people
- Thupsara2,419 people
- Baitara2,378 people
- Nimra2,354 people
- Sakadda2,333 people
- Mohanpur2,325 people
- Palita2,303 people
- Santra2,201 people

[All 137 villages in Nanoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nanoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karea?2,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karea in?Birbhum district (Nanoor sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karea?73.7% (Census 2011)