# Barkonda Village, Rajnagar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rajnagar, Birbhum 

# Barkonda

Barkonda is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 61 households**, the 67th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 269people (2011)
- 61households
- 68.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barkonda

Of every 100 households in Barkonda in 2011, 11 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkonda · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****23%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**23%

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 Barkonda?

■ Barkonda · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**952

Working population ****30.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 54.5% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 77 (93%)

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 Rajnagar

- Patalpur337 people
- Adampur331 people
- Chaktulsi323 people
- Azimnagar269 people
- Malkura225 people
- Arali214 people
- Hirapur211 people
- Kushma207 people

[All 98 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barkonda?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkonda in?Birbhum district (Rajnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barkonda?68.6% (Census 2011)