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

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Chorkul

Chorkul is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 163 households**, the 82nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 814people (2011)
- 163households
- 71.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chorkul

Of every 100 households in Chorkul in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chorkul · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**66%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

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 Chorkul?

■ Chorkul · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****40.7%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 61.3% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (22%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 239 (72%)

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

- Hatkata859 people
- Narayanpur858 people
- Dhau839 people
- Madanpur836 people
- Murachhara813 people
- Salbani803 people
- Malsol800 people
- Khardda798 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chorkul?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorkul in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chorkul?71.3% (Census 2011)