# Bara Karanji Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bara Karanji

Bara Karanji is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **582 people in 138 households**, the 101st largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 582people (2011)
- 138households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Karanji

Of every 100 households in Bara Karanji in 2011, 54 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Karanji · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****73%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bara Karanji?

■ Bara Karanji · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****46.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 72.8% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (23%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Dhitpur601 people
- Beli594 people
- Kanchdiha592 people
- Kajichak590 people
- Jamira577 people
- Gangarampur574 people
- Kuldiha568 people
- Amodpur544 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Karanji?582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Karanji in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Karanji?81.9% (Census 2011)