# Bilkanda, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Bilkanda

Bilkanda is a town in Barrackpur - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,081 people** in 1,532 households. Literacy was 82.7%.

- 6,081people (2011)
- 1,532households
- 82.7%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Population of Bilkanda

■ Bilkanda · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**951

Working population ****41.3%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bilkanda

Of every 100 households in Bilkanda in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bilkanda · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**2%

Tap water ****10%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**18%

Use banking services ****47%**

**73%

Television ****62%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****86%**

**75%

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 people in Bilkanda work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,069 (82%) · **■** Household industry 229 (9%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 203 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilkanda?6,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilkanda in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal