# Seharakol Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Seharakol

Seharakol is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **98 people in 17 households**, the 91st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 98people (2011)
- 17households
- 73.2%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Seharakol

Of every 100 households in Seharakol in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Seharakol · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****50%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**89%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

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 Seharakol?

■ Seharakol · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****35.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 73.8% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (20%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (9%)

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 Ratua - I

- Faridpur324 people
- Dotal266 people
- Shibpur254 people
- Bishal Gokulpur212 people
- Ghumania64 people
- Arazi Raghabbati35 people
- Bangshipur31 people
- Baniabati1 person

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Seharakol?98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seharakol in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Seharakol?73.2% (Census 2011)