# Karia Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karia

Karia is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 70 households**, the 146th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 419people (2011)
- 70households
- 61.2%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karia

Of every 100 households in Karia in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karia · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karia?

■ Karia · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**979

Working population ****34.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (35%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 Jhargram

- Dukh Kundi423 people
- Dhoba Dhabani422 people
- Bhaudi420 people
- Mundakati420 people
- Dhera Gerya417 people
- Sankarbani417 people
- Birbhanpur416 people
- Matalsol414 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karia?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karia?61.2% (Census 2011)