# Karaigachhi Village, Tehatta - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Tehatta - I, Nadia 

# Karaigachhi

Karaigachhi is a village in Tehatta - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,226 people in 1,128 households**, the 21st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 4,226people (2011)
- 1,128households
- 70.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaigachhi

Of every 100 households in Karaigachhi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karaigachhi · ■ Tehatta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**68%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Karaigachhi?

■ Karaigachhi · ■ Tehatta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****34.0%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 449 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 557 (39%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 332 (23%) · **■** Marginal 88 (6%)

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 Tehatta - I

- Natna4,634 people
- Haripur4,564 people
- Chhitka4,455 people
- Rajapur4,315 people
- Khaspu4,210 people
- Kanainagar4,158 people
- Fatepur4,131 people
- Haulia3,958 people

[All 62 villages in Tehatta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/tehatta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaigachhi?4,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaigachhi in?Nadia district (Tehatta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karaigachhi?70.2% (Census 2011)