# Bajkul Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Bajkul

Bajkul is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,548 people in 855 households**, the 9th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 3,548people (2011)
- 855households
- 95.0%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bajkul

Of every 100 households in Bajkul in 2011, 42 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bajkul · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**5%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Bajkul?

■ Bajkul · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**949

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 92.1% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 233 (18%) · **■** Marginal 726 (55%)

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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Ita Baria3,758 people
- Madha Khali3,733 people
- Radhapur3,670 people
- Arjjun Nagar3,629 people
- Ektarpur3,476 people
- Basudeb Berya3,321 people
- Ikshu Patrika3,120 people
- Manikjor2,979 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bajkul?3,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajkul in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bajkul?95.0% (Census 2011)