# Kolkol Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Kolkol

Kolkol is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,025 people in 905 households**, the 11th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 4,025people (2011)
- 905households
- 63.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kolkol

Of every 100 households in Kolkol in 2011, 38 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kolkol · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**61%

Tap water ****42%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****15%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kolkol?

■ Kolkol · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**957

Working population ****40.9%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (40%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 271 (16%) · **■** Marginal 543 (33%)

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 Galsi - I

- Chak Tentul4,841 people
- Mallasarul4,439 people
- Ramgopalpur4,362 people
- Bharatpur4,274 people
- Dharmapura3,953 people
- Loa3,690 people
- Simnari3,663 people
- Shaldanga3,604 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kolkol?4,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolkol in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kolkol?63.0% (Census 2011)