# Karkhanar Chak Village, Canning - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Karkhanar Chak

Karkhanar Chak is a village in Canning - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 273 households**, the 46th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,416people (2011)
- 273households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karkhanar Chak

Of every 100 households in Karkhanar Chak in 2011, 36 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkhanar Chak · ■ Canning - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**20%

Television ****27%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karkhanar Chak?

■ Karkhanar Chak · ■ Canning - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1464**

**950

Working population ****30.4%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (29%) · **■** Marginal 76 (18%)

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 Canning - I

- Poramura1,656 people
- Ramamari1,592 people
- Garkhali1,502 people
- Dakshin Kalikatala1,442 people
- Tengra Khali1,221 people
- Halapara1,174 people
- Basur Chak944 people
- Kripa Khali614 people

[All 53 villages in Canning - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karkhanar Chak?1,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkhanar Chak in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karkhanar Chak?61.8% (Census 2011)