# Aikola, Debra, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Aikola

Aikola is a village in [Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 75 households**, the 297th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 323people (2011)
- 75households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Aikola

Of every 100 households in Aikola in 2011, 14 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aikola · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**34%

Tap water ****30%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

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 Aikola?

■ Aikola · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**988

Working population ****67.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 50.4% for women. 68% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 106 (49%)

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 Debra

- Kantha Gerya332 people
- Birunia331 people
- Hara Chak327 people
- Daunya325 people
- Shibrampur322 people
- Madpur321 people
- Satta Mali321 people
- Daulat Chak319 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Aikola?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aikola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Aikola?66.9% (Census 2011)