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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Kishorkona

Kishorkona is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,867 people in 689 households**, the 15th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,867people (2011)
- 689households
- 69.0%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kishorkona

Of every 100 households in Kishorkona in 2011, 46 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kishorkona · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**81%

Use banking services ****42%**

**66%

Television ****34%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Kishorkona?

■ Kishorkona · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**953

Working population ****38.4%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 61.5% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 286 (26%) · **■** Marginal 555 (50%)

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

- Merual3,257 people
- Belgram3,142 people
- Konarpur2,923 people
- Khetura2,871 people
- Bhuri2,805 people
- Belan2,745 people
- Kurkuba2,714 people
- Hitta2,596 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kishorkona?2,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishorkona in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kishorkona?69.0% (Census 2011)