# Karkach Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Karkach

Karkach is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **651 people in 137 households**, the 156th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 651people (2011)
- 137households
- 78.7%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karkach

Of every 100 households in Karkach in 2011, 7 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkach · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Karkach?

■ Karkach · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**979

Working population ****40.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 68.1% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (14%) · **■** Marginal 72 (27%)

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 Gazole

- Bagdighi658 people
- Uttar Rahimpur658 people
- Purba Sundarpur657 people
- Bartali656 people
- Telihar648 people
- Sekhpura647 people
- Taherkhani644 people
- Chhota Kandar639 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karkach?651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkach in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karkach?78.7% (Census 2011)