# Makarkola Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Makarkola

Makarkola is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **369 people in 88 households**, the 83rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 369people (2011)
- 88households
- 75.1%literacy
- 1,097females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makarkola

Of every 100 households in Makarkola in 2011, 79 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makarkola · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**65%

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

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Makarkola?

■ Makarkola · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**941

Working population ****46.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 64% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (15%) · **■** Marginal 134 (78%)

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 Raina - II

- Bhadiara466 people
- Sundarpur465 people
- Birpur444 people
- Barpur374 people
- Chaudanga199 people
- Chhota Dighi150 people
- Chhota Fakirpur45 people
- Jot Raghab19 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makarkola?369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makarkola in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makarkola?75.1% (Census 2011)