# Barkola, Ranibundh, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ranibundh, Bankura 

# Barkola

Barkola 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 **1,068 people in 241 households**, the 28th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 241households
- 71.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barkola

Of every 100 households in Barkola in 2011, 49 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkola · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barkola?

■ Barkola · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646**

**951

Working population ****35.2%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 223 (59%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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

- Bikramdihi1,098 people
- Jaynagar1,093 people
- Nachna1,086 people
- Dulalpur1,076 people
- Bansol1,061 people
- Majgerya1,057 people
- Malcharar1,054 people
- Tila Bani1,046 people

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

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barkola?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkola in?Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barkola?71.8% (Census 2011)