# Ulkunda Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Ulkunda

Ulkunda is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 236 households**, the 59th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,096people (2011)
- 236households
- 79.9%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ulkunda

Of every 100 households in Ulkunda in 2011, 80 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ulkunda · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**81%

Use banking services ****90%**

**70%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ulkunda?

■ Ulkunda · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242**

**960

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 75.1% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (56%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 38 (9%) · **■** Marginal 36 (8%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Rautara1,188 people
- Kulchaura1,159 people
- Bamanari1,153 people
- Aladipur1,106 people
- Atkulya1,087 people
- Jarul1,078 people
- Sadhanpur1,078 people
- Palashdanga1,067 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ulkunda?1,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ulkunda in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ulkunda?79.9% (Census 2011)