# Karala Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Karala

Karala is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,600 people in 1,163 households**, the 12th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 4,600people (2011)
- 1,163households
- 68.0%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karala

Of every 100 households in Karala in 2011, 21 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karala · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**82%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Karala?

■ Karala · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**936

Working population ****33.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 543 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 746 (48%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (7%) · **■** Marginal 136 (9%)

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 - II

- Shukarur Kuthi5,945 people
- Tiadaha5,513 people
- Tharaikhana5,406 people
- Jaygir Balabari4,701 people
- Chanderkuthi4,460 people
- Patharsan4,394 people
- Sadialer Kuthi4,057 people
- Rakhalmari3,843 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karala?4,600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karala in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karala?68.0% (Census 2011)