# Birlok Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Birlok

Birlok is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,110 people in 240 households**, the 74th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,110people (2011)
- 240households
- 79.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birlok

Of every 100 households in Birlok in 2011, 66 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Birlok · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**43%

Tap water ****36%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**36%

Television ****46%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Birlok?

■ Birlok · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**950

Working population ****42.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 71.5% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (31%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 270 (58%) · **■** 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 Khanakul - I

- Gopalnagar1,286 people
- Mayal1,266 people
- Kalimba1,211 people
- Sahanpur1,178 people
- Gaurangapur1,091 people
- Senpur1,078 people
- Jayananda Golanandapur1,068 people
- Lausar1,056 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birlok?1,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birlok in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birlok?79.4% (Census 2011)