# Karhia Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karhia

Karhia is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,401 people in 482 households**, the 13th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 2,401people (2011)
- 482households
- 81.1%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karhia

Of every 100 households in Karhia in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karhia · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Karhia?

■ Karhia · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**953

Working population ****36.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 73.1% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (25%) · **■** Household industry 42 (5%) · **■** Other work 155 (18%) · **■** Marginal 221 (25%)

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 Dantan - II

- Sauri Urf.Kotbar2,774 people
- Bamanda2,630 people
- Taldaratan Chak2,578 people
- Bimbal Titia2,496 people
- Sohag Pur2,313 people
- Mahisagot2,272 people
- Punya2,244 people
- Solemanpur2,201 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karhia?2,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karhia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karhia?81.1% (Census 2011)