# Lalkundu Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lalkundu

Lalkundu is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 28 households**, the 136th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 129people (2011)
- 28households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,224females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lalkundu

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

■ Lalkundu · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**22%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Lalkundu?

■ Lalkundu · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1224**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**959

Working population ****45.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 72.1% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (15%) · **■** Marginal 28 (47%)

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 Ghatal

- Gopalnagar254 people
- Kalichak248 people
- Kalisa208 people
- Dharmmapur172 people
- Kharigeria120 people
- Bheribalaramkundu92 people
- Patharchak Gobindapur86 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lalkundu?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lalkundu in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lalkundu?79.5% (Census 2011)