# Debkul Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Debkul

Debkul is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 159 households**, the 128th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 641people (2011)
- 159households
- 81.9%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Debkul

Of every 100 households in Debkul in 2011, 76 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Debkul · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**70%

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

**60%

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

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**59%

Television ****42%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**13%

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 Debkul?

■ Debkul · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**972

Working population ****47.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 71.2% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (12%) · **■** Household industry 27 (9%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 63 (21%)

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 Daspur - I

- Sitakundu751 people
- Behari Chak695 people
- Anandagar682 people
- Kirttibaspur682 people
- Damodarpur632 people
- Gangaprasad621 people
- Simana619 people
- Paltaberia617 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Debkul?641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Debkul in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Debkul?81.9% (Census 2011)