# Adhkara Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Adhkara

Adhkara is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,630 people in 561 households**, the 11th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,630people (2011)
- 561households
- 76.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Adhkara

Of every 100 households in Adhkara in 2011, 45 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Adhkara · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****51%**

**59%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

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 Adhkara?

■ Adhkara · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**978

Working population ****34.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 352 (39%) · **■** Marginal 138 (15%)

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 Taldangra

- Sonajhor2,750 people
- Mamrasol2,715 people
- Phulmati2,706 people
- Amdangra2,698 people
- Kaniari2,610 people
- Khichka2,525 people
- Sabrakon2,523 people
- Nachankonda2,434 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Adhkara?2,630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adhkara in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Adhkara?76.7% (Census 2011)