# Harkala Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Harkala

Harkala is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,734 people in 408 households**, the 25th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,734people (2011)
- 408households
- 76.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harkala

Of every 100 households in Harkala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Harkala · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**45%

Tap water ****33%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****42%**

**67%

Television ****41%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Harkala?

■ Harkala · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**963

Working population ****40.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 69.9% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (13%) · **■** Marginal 287 (41%)

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 Memari - II

- Parhati1,950 people
- Kalibele1,920 people
- Makra1,900 people
- Kasipur1,871 people
- Mutra1,675 people
- Bamunpukur1,603 people
- Nanna1,505 people
- Ganti1,501 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harkala?1,734 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harkala in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harkala?76.2% (Census 2011)