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

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Begarkhata

Begarkhata is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,298 people in 587 households**, the 27th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 2,298people (2011)
- 587households
- 74.0%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begarkhata

Of every 100 households in Begarkhata in 2011, 11 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Begarkhata · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**77%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**94%

Use banking services ****15%**

**21%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**40%

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 Begarkhata?

■ Begarkhata · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**960

Working population ****45.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 67.8% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (30%) · **■** Household industry 135 (13%) · **■** Other work 172 (17%) · **■** Marginal 215 (21%)

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

- Haripur2,793 people
- Taterkuthi2,458 people
- Bakla2,426 people
- Bhareya2,411 people
- Bajrapur2,216 people
- Chhit Bara Laukuthi2,122 people
- Khagribari1,927 people
- Langalgram1,789 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 Begarkhata?2,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begarkhata in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Begarkhata?74.0% (Census 2011)