# Karmalla Chak Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Karmalla Chak

Karmalla Chak is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 106 households**, the 107th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 429people (2011)
- 106households
- 99.0%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karmalla Chak

Of every 100 households in Karmalla Chak in 2011, 94 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karmalla Chak · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karmalla Chak?

■ Karmalla Chak · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**943

Working population ****35.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 98.9% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (90%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Potashpur - II

- Ghonga538 people
- Chak Bhogi503 people
- Tikra Para474 people
- Raghunathpur454 people
- Shyamshubar423 people
- Parashurampur408 people
- Chak Aiman403 people
- Chakbela403 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karmalla Chak?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karmalla Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karmalla Chak?99.0% (Census 2011)