# Bedhakola Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bedhakola

Bedhakola is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 36 households**, the 337th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 160people (2011)
- 36households
- 45.7%literacy
- 1,254females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bedhakola

Of every 100 households in Bedhakola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bedhakola · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**17%

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 Bedhakola?

■ Bedhakola · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1254**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357**

**979

Working population ****47.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 35.7% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 74 (97%)

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 Jhargram

- Chhota Angar Kurya166 people
- Gur Bhanga166 people
- Bara Dhabani163 people
- Dhadkinala162 people
- Gaichandra158 people
- Pathar Chakri157 people
- Astha Shuli151 people
- Nekra Bindha151 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bedhakola?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bedhakola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bedhakola?45.7% (Census 2011)