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

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Rakona

Rakona is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 225 households**, the 53rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 960people (2011)
- 225households
- 59.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakona

Of every 100 households in Rakona in 2011, 23 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rakona · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****9%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Rakona?

■ Rakona · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**957

Working population ****53.3%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 47.3% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (9%) · **■** Marginal 424 (83%)

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

- Nurkona1,084 people
- Khanjuli1,069 people
- Fatepur1,043 people
- Bikrampur977 people
- Haora951 people
- Maugram943 people
- Korakdal886 people
- Kendua Tikuri864 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakona?960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakona in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rakona?59.2% (Census 2011)