# Paschim Barkola Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Khoyrasol, Birbhum 

# Paschim Barkola

Paschim Barkola is a village in Khoyrasol sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 242 households**, the 40th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 1,220people (2011)
- 242households
- 70.2%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Barkola

Of every 100 households in Paschim Barkola in 2011, 48 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Barkola · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**51%

Use banking services ****86%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**30%

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 Paschim Barkola?

■ Paschim Barkola · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**935

Working population ****33.3%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 387 (95%)

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 Khoyrasol

- Kharikabad1,324 people
- Bhaddi1,298 people
- Barajor1,295 people
- Rupaspur1,232 people
- Purbba Shibpur1,213 people
- Sira1,209 people
- Sagarbhanga1,203 people
- Palashbumi1,201 people

[All 170 villages in Khoyrasol](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/khoyrasol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Barkola?1,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Barkola in?Birbhum district (Khoyrasol sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Barkola?70.2% (Census 2011)