# Bakla Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Bakla

Bakla is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,426 people in 584 households**, the 25th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 2,426people (2011)
- 584households
- 78.0%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakla

Of every 100 households in Bakla in 2011, 2 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakla · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**31%

Tap water ****20%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**77%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bakla?

■ Bakla · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**960

Working population ****45.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 69.3% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (14%) · **■** Marginal 416 (38%)

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 Tufanganj - II

- Chhat Bhalka3,099 people
- Palika2,908 people
- Haripur2,793 people
- Taterkuthi2,458 people
- Bhareya2,411 people
- Begarkhata2,298 people
- Bajrapur2,216 people
- Chhit Bara Laukuthi2,122 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakla?2,426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakla in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakla?78.0% (Census 2011)