# Kariat Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kariat

Kariat is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,314 people in 443 households**, the 37th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 2,314people (2011)
- 443households
- 46.9%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kariat

Of every 100 households in Kariat in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kariat · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****3%**

**17%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**31%

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 Kariat?

■ Kariat · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**958

Working population ****28.0%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 40.3% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 173 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 218 (34%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Hatwar2,418 people
- Deogaon2,414 people
- Patna2,406 people
- Khamar Pokhar2,323 people
- Jamira2,271 people
- Hasaen2,213 people
- Jhangartoli2,210 people
- Neshandara2,205 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kariat?2,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kariat in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kariat?46.9% (Census 2011)