# Barkola Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barkola

Barkola is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,476 people in 1,255 households**, the 1st largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 5,476people (2011)
- 1,255households
- 79.2%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barkola

Of every 100 households in Barkola in 2011, 38 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkola · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**66%

Tap water ****14%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Barkola?

■ Barkola · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**971

Working population ****42.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 71.2% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 631 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 904 (39%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 471 (20%) · **■** Marginal 303 (13%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Salua4,430 people
- Amba3,900 people
- Rupnarayanpur3,652 people
- Satkul3,599 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barkola?5,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barkola?79.2% (Census 2011)