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

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Palika

Palika is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,908 people in 708 households**, the 22nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 2,908people (2011)
- 708households
- 80.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palika

Of every 100 households in Palika in 2011, 43 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palika · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**31%

Tap water ****23%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**21%

Television ****18%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palika?

■ Palika · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**75.6%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**960

Working population ****37.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.1% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 301 (28%) · **■** Marginal 254 (23%)

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

- Rasikbil4,223 people
- Nakarkhana4,169 people
- Jhingapuni3,277 people
- Chhat Bhalka3,099 people
- Haripur2,793 people
- Taterkuthi2,458 people
- Bakla2,426 people
- Bhareya2,411 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 Palika?2,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palika in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palika?80.7% (Census 2011)