# Bakla Village, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Bakla

Bakla is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,004 people in 491 households**, the 51st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,004people (2011)
- 491households
- 85.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakla

Of every 100 households in Bakla in 2011, 32 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bakla · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**72%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**25%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Bakla?

■ Bakla · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**939

Working population ****33.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 81.0% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 280 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 174 (26%) · **■** Marginal 81 (12%)

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 Alipurduar - II

- Brajerkuthi2,107 people
- Saudpara2,079 people
- Turturi2,057 people
- Putimari2,040 people
- Purba Khalishamari1,982 people
- Mahakalguri1,917 people
- Nurpur1,860 people
- Chilurghat1,849 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakla?2,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakla in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakla?85.4% (Census 2011)