# Uttar Karkara Village, Narayangarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Uttar Karkara

Uttar Karkara is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 145 households**, the 156th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 584people (2011)
- 145households
- 90.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Karkara

Of every 100 households in Uttar Karkara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Uttar Karkara · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**61%

Television ****68%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Uttar Karkara?

■ Uttar Karkara · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**942

Working population ****37.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 85.5% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (52%) · **■** Marginal 83 (38%)

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 Narayangarh

- Budh Mangali594 people
- Torra591 people
- Asanda587 people
- Keshipur587 people
- Dauka580 people
- Parijatpur566 people
- Chak Makrampur565 people
- Rampura556 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Karkara?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Karkara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Karkara?90.2% (Census 2011)