# Korkora Village, Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Korkora

Korkora is a village in Binpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **968 people in 253 households**, the 27th largest of 401 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 968people (2011)
- 253households
- 78.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Korkora

Of every 100 households in Korkora in 2011, 33 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korkora · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**26%

Television ****18%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Korkora?

■ Korkora · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**959

Working population ****45.4%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (14%) · **■** Marginal 362 (82%)

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 Binpur - II

- Sahari1,104 people
- Rajpara996 people
- Raghunathpur990 people
- Simla985 people
- Chhota Shukjora965 people
- Bhula Bheda961 people
- Dumuria959 people
- Keshmar959 people

[All 469 villages in Binpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Korkora?968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korkora in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Korkora?78.8% (Census 2011)