# Karkatasol Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karkatasol

Karkatasol is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 19 households**, the 230th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 109people (2011)
- 19households
- 71.0%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karkatasol

Of every 100 households in Karkatasol in 2011, 37 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkatasol · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**51%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karkatasol?

■ Karkatasol · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3500**

**973

Working population ****61.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 53.3% for women. 74% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (57%)

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 Sankrail

- Banksol116 people
- Patasol116 people
- Salbani115 people
- Kathuapal110 people
- Daktia108 people
- Gholai107 people
- Bhanga Gar104 people
- Bhalukbasadihi101 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karkatasol?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkatasol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karkatasol?71.0% (Census 2011)