# Kaorai, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Kaorai

Kaorai is a village in [Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/) sub-district of [Koch Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,848 people in 674 households**, the 33rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,848people (2011)
- 674households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaorai

Of every 100 households in Kaorai in 2011, 22 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaorai · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**35%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**49%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

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 Kaorai?

■ Kaorai · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**949

Working population ****35.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 63.2% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 286 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (31%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (8%) · **■** Marginal 316 (31%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Bhalka3,180 people
- Bara Phalimari2,990 people
- Pakhihaga2,920 people
- Bhoram Payasthi2,916 people
- Singimari Madankura Dakshin2,731 people
- Sakdal2,726 people
- Phulbari2,664 people
- Daksin Kharija Gitaldaha2,587 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaorai?2,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaorai in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaorai?69.1% (Census 2011)