# Bhotakhali Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhotakhali

Bhotakhali is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 136 households**, the 61st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 731people (2011)
- 136households
- 73.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhotakhali

Of every 100 households in Bhotakhali in 2011, 71 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhotakhali · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****99%**

**54%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bhotakhali?

■ Bhotakhali · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**77.0%

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

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**974

Working population ****30.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 58% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Deulbere764 people
- Dharmapota741 people
- Daumabari740 people
- Gopinathpur732 people
- Badra730 people
- Panchhara718 people
- Khalakpur702 people
- Guadanga688 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhotakhali?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhotakhali in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhotakhali?73.8% (Census 2011)