# Karnajora Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Karnajora

Karnajora is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,848 people in 1,637 households**, the 3rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 6,848people (2011)
- 1,637households
- 79.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karnajora

Of every 100 households in Karnajora in 2011, 69 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karnajora · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**67%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**92%

Use banking services ****43%**

**24%

Television ****53%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Karnajora?

■ Karnajora · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****34.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 74.7% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (11%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,655 (69%) · **■** Marginal 270 (11%)

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 Raiganj

- Lakshmania9,156 people
- Sariabad8,477 people
- Jagadishpur6,237 people
- Barabarua6,198 people
- Sitgram6,167 people
- Adiar5,834 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karnajora?6,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karnajora in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karnajora?79.7% (Census 2011)