# Trikul Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Trikul

Trikul is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **744 people in 192 households**, the 117th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 744people (2011)
- 192households
- 64.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Trikul

Of every 100 households in Trikul in 2011, 23 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Trikul · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****8%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

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 Trikul?

■ Trikul · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**965

Working population ****51.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 66% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Shyam756 people
- Fatepur753 people
- Sirahi753 people
- Chak Bhatshala746 people
- Chak Harina710 people
- Gobindpur705 people
- Chak Manipur695 people
- Kasilabati694 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Trikul?744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Trikul in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Trikul?64.7% (Census 2011)