Village · Kashipur, Puruliya
# Karttikganj

Karttikganj is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 136 people in 31 households, the 187th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.
- 136 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 58.6% literacy
- 813 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karttikganj

Of every 100 households in Karttikganj in 2011, 45 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karttikganj · ■ Kashipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 45% 30%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 100% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 84%
- Use banking services 100% 50%
- Television 19% 16%
- Mobile phone 32% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 21%
- Own their home 94% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karttikganj?

■ Karttikganj · ■ Kashipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.6% 69.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 813 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 937
- Working population 33.1% 43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 48.0% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 24 (53%) · ■ Marginal 19 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kashipur
- Jambad 169 people
- Gopal Chak 157 people
- Aguibad 156 people
- Lakshipur 153 people
- Balarampur 113 people
- Shyampur 104 people
- Bharatdih 91 people
- Gopalpur 86 people

All 209 villages in Kashipur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Karttikganj? 136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karttikganj in? Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karttikganj? 58.6% (Census 2011)

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