# Kamarta Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Kamarta

Kamarta is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,118 people in 873 households**, the 11th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 4,118people (2011)
- 873households
- 49.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamarta

Of every 100 households in Kamarta in 2011, 28 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamarta · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**77%

Tap water ****33%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kamarta?

■ Kamarta · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**954

Working population ****35.4%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 42.6% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 278 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (34%) · **■** Household industry 81 (6%) · **■** Other work 351 (24%) · **■** Marginal 254 (17%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Bairat4,412 people
- Gangnadia4,316 people
- Srichandrapur4,250 people
- Gochia4,211 people
- Tulsihata3,939 people
- Wari3,661 people
- Chaupaldanga3,639 people
- Bangrua3,398 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamarta?4,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamarta in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamarta?49.8% (Census 2011)