# Karasia Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karasia

Karasia is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,176 people in 241 households**, the 31st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,176people (2011)
- 241households
- 93.0%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karasia

Of every 100 households in Karasia in 2011, 69 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karasia · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**63%

Tap water ****10%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****92%**

**54%

Television ****40%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karasia?

■ Karasia · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**974

Working population ****37.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 89.2% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 277 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (10%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 91 (21%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Kalakari1,298 people
- Khursi1,261 people
- Chasibar1,250 people
- Pinglas1,215 people
- Tukuria1,171 people
- Bhagirathpur1,094 people
- Kshirati1,037 people
- Dhamkuria1,021 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karasia?1,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karasia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karasia?93.0% (Census 2011)