# Kola Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kola

Kola is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,636 people in 377 households**, the 52nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,636people (2011)
- 377households
- 65.7%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kola

Of every 100 households in Kola in 2011, 30 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kola · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**16%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**51%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****69%**

**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 Kola?

■ Kola · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**952

Working population ****44.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 59.2% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (5%) · **■** Household industry 56 (8%) · **■** Other work 390 (53%) · **■** Marginal 124 (17%)

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 Barasat - II

- Bharparabara Mallik1,820 people
- Mochpol1,756 people
- Kalikapur1,675 people
- Nababpur1,654 people
- Mitpukuria1,618 people
- Palitpara1,581 people
- Kamduni1,418 people
- Ghosalpur1,412 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kola?1,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kola in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kola?65.7% (Census 2011)