# Kargali Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/kargali/

Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Kargali

Kargali is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,111 people in 530 households**, the 8th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 3,111people (2011)
- 530households
- 62.3%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kargali

Of every 100 households in Kargali in 2011, 49 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kargali · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**71%

Use banking services ****33%**

**55%

Television ****35%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kargali?

■ Kargali · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**953

Working population ****29.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 47.4% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 452 (50%) · **■** Marginal 317 (35%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Gobindanagar alias Kashiberia3,650 people
- Barra3,302 people
- Nutandi3,275 people
- Mangalda3,187 people
- Bamarra2,707 people
- Bagra2,492 people
- Usir2,430 people
- Gabranda2,235 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kargali?3,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kargali in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kargali?62.3% (Census 2011)