# Doarkhol Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Doarkhol

Doarkhol is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,436 people in 525 households**, the 12th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,436people (2011)
- 525households
- 80.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Doarkhol

Of every 100 households in Doarkhol in 2011, 43 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Doarkhol · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**83%

Use banking services ****55%**

**46%

Television ****31%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Doarkhol?

■ Doarkhol · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**971

Working population ****42.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 70.1% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 266 (26%) · **■** Marginal 693 (68%)

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

- Arjuni3,033 people
- Gopali2,951 people
- Paschimpathri2,855 people
- Khelar2,629 people
- Gokulpur2,323 people
- Dharimal2,203 people
- Bhetia2,174 people
- Banpatna2,138 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 Doarkhol?2,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Doarkhol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Doarkhol?80.8% (Census 2011)