# Sarkhola Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Sarkhola

Sarkhola is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 109 households**, the 166th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 479people (2011)
- 109households
- 69.0%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarkhola

Of every 100 households in Sarkhola in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkhola · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****99%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarkhola?

■ Sarkhola · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**942

Working population ****57.6%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 57.1% for women. 68% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (82%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (7%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Tarabihari498 people
- Malipara496 people
- Dhemua488 people
- Ichhpur479 people
- Jhanpa472 people
- Manipur465 people
- Kedarnagar439 people
- Balichara437 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarkhola?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkhola in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkhola?69.0% (Census 2011)