# Chorkol Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chorkol

Chorkol is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 35 households**, the 144th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 187people (2011)
- 35households
- 80.7%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chorkol

Of every 100 households in Chorkol in 2011, 66 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chorkol · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****80%**

**42%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**13%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chorkol?

■ Chorkol · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**998

Working population ****64.7%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 58 (48%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Uparsolbankati201 people
- Nishchintapur195 people
- Buri Sol191 people
- Kusmasuli188 people
- Dharmapur187 people
- Digri185 people
- Naura Sol175 people
- Ponrashol173 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chorkol?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorkol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chorkol?80.7% (Census 2011)