# Barikul, Ranibundh, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ranibundh, Bankura 

# Barikul

Barikul is a village in [Ranibundh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/ranibundh/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 210 households**, the 36th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 988people (2011)
- 210households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barikul

Of every 100 households in Barikul in 2011, 21 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barikul · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

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 Barikul?

■ Barikul · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310**

**951

Working population ****68.5%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 52.2% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 632 (93%)

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 Ranibundh

- Tila Bani1,046 people
- Narkoli1,035 people
- Singlahar1,006 people
- Punshya999 people
- Khejur Khanma988 people
- Mitha-Am986 people
- Baragram967 people
- Kanthalia950 people

[All 186 villages in Ranibundh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/ranibundh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barikul?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barikul in?Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barikul?68.6% (Census 2011)