# Barkala Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Barkala

Barkala is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,022 people in 212 households**, the 62nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,022people (2011)
- 212households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barkala

Of every 100 households in Barkala in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkala · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****85%**

**66%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barkala?

■ Barkala · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269**

**930

Working population ****50.5%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 63.8% for women. 61% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (8%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 361 (70%)

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 Raipur

- Barapara1,043 people
- Panrari1,043 people
- Nischintapur1,036 people
- Dhenga-Am1,025 people
- Rajgan995 people
- Barapaya961 people
- Gochda947 people
- Dubrajpur946 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barkala?1,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkala in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barkala?76.4% (Census 2011)