# Karkachia Village, Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karkachia

Karkachia is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 93 households**, the 75th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 493people (2011)
- 93households
- 66.8%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karkachia

Of every 100 households in Karkachia in 2011, 74 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkachia · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**43%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

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 Karkachia?

■ Karkachia · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**946

Working population ****33.1%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 59.1% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (14%) · **■** Other work 20 (12%) · **■** Marginal 51 (31%)

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 Mohanpur

- Palua535 people
- Belabarunia525 people
- Kantabani519 people
- Madhabpur503 people
- Kuraria482 people
- Nargoda478 people
- Majurbeli471 people
- Kuchai440 people

[All 103 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karkachia?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkachia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Mohanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karkachia?66.8% (Census 2011)