# Karai Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Karai

Karai is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 66 households**, the 233rd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 261people (2011)
- 66households
- 80.2%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karai

Of every 100 households in Karai in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karai · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**31%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****35%**

**26%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karai?

■ Karai · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**954

Working population ****41.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 12 (11%)

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 Tapan

- Dakshin Sadullapur276 people
- Dilalpur272 people
- Pothai268 people
- Jamainkarai265 people
- Chak Hosen259 people
- Shibrampur254 people
- Jabrahar249 people
- Jadupur249 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karai?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karai in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karai?80.2% (Census 2011)