# Kamarda Village, Khejuri - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Khejuri - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Kamarda

Kamarda is a village in Khejuri - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,658 people in 2,294 households**, the 2nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%.

- 11,658people (2011)
- 2,294households
- 86.0%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamarda

Of every 100 households in Kamarda in 2011, 23 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamarda · ■ Khejuri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Kamarda?

■ Kamarda · ■ Khejuri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**925

Working population ****33.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 82.2% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (13%) · **■** Household industry 51 (1%) · **■** Other work 861 (22%) · **■** Marginal 2,326 (59%)

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 Khejuri - I

- Lakhi13,109 people
- Tikashi10,505 people
- Jahanabad7,174 people
- Krishna Nagar6,321 people
- Chingur Dania6,016 people

[All 42 villages in Khejuri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamarda?11,658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamarda in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamarda?86.0% (Census 2011)