# Bilkandi Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Bilkandi

Bilkandi is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,930 people in 590 households**, the 24th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,930people (2011)
- 590households
- 58.3%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilkandi

Of every 100 households in Bilkandi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bilkandi · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****30%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Bilkandi?

■ Bilkandi · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**960

Working population ****33.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 51.8% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (39%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (17%) · **■** Marginal 394 (40%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Hanribhanga3,167 people
- Sani Baharapara3,082 people
- Kumirdaha2,982 people
- Jafrabad2,945 people
- Tiktikipara2,847 people
- Satlakshmi2,838 people
- Mahinagar2,778 people
- Neoai Khamarpara2,691 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilkandi?2,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilkandi in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilkandi?58.3% (Census 2011)