# Bankakul Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bankakul

Bankakul is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,287 people in 297 households**, the 37th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 1,287people (2011)
- 297households
- 84.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankakul

Of every 100 households in Bankakul in 2011, 72 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankakul · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**34%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Bankakul?

■ Bankakul · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**988

Working population ****46.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 76.0% for women. 65% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (51%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 162 (27%)

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

- Gayaspur1,370 people
- Bagabanpur1,345 people
- Hijalda1,344 people
- Haipat1,334 people
- Benya1,284 people
- Bhagaban Basan1,284 people
- Khamra1,253 people
- Shanrpur1,252 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankakul?1,287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankakul in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankakul?84.0% (Census 2011)