# Bakta Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Bakta

Bakta is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,482 people in 359 households**, the 39th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,482people (2011)
- 359households
- 62.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakta

Of every 100 households in Bakta in 2011, 38 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakta · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**81%

Use banking services ****59%**

**66%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Bakta?

■ Bakta · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**953

Working population ****48.3%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (62%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (13%) · **■** Marginal 74 (10%)

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 - II

- Mohanpur1,675 people
- Gomai1,629 people
- Syamsundarpur1,500 people
- Chandanpur1,491 people
- Darbarpur1,432 people
- Sonda1,431 people
- Sasanga1,374 people
- Dayalpur1,325 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakta?1,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakta in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakta?62.6% (Census 2011)