# Karandi Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Karandi

Karandi is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,118 people in 738 households**, the 15th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,118people (2011)
- 738households
- 61.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karandi

Of every 100 households in Karandi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karandi · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**67%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****57%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karandi?

■ Karandi · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**971

Working population ****34.8%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (50%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 217 (20%) · **■** Marginal 135 (12%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Harischandrapur4,192 people
- Bindarpur4,052 people
- Masla3,599 people
- Santoshpur3,497 people
- Bharadanga Serpur3,100 people
- Sunuti3,088 people
- Gadda3,078 people
- Gidgram3,057 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karandi?3,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karandi in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karandi?61.7% (Census 2011)