# Karsa Village, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karsa

Karsa is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,737 people in 383 households**, the 21st largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,737people (2011)
- 383households
- 74.3%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karsa

Of every 100 households in Karsa in 2011, 76 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karsa · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**74%

Tap water ****99%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****94%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Karsa?

■ Karsa · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**998

Working population ****53.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 68.4% for women. 65% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 309 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (8%) · **■** Marginal 332 (36%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Nishchintapur1,821 people
- Banshdiha1,813 people
- Chhota Dabcha1,785 people
- Sholagere1,767 people
- Bardiha1,731 people
- Birsingpur1,718 people
- Gurehara1,703 people
- Guiya Daha1,688 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karsa?1,737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karsa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karsa?74.3% (Census 2011)