# Betkundu Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Betkundu

Betkundu is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,935 people in 1,029 households**, the 9th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 4,935people (2011)
- 1,029households
- 86.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Betkundu

Of every 100 households in Betkundu in 2011, 42 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Betkundu · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**6%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****31%**

**42%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Betkundu?

■ Betkundu · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**948

Working population ****42.5%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 80.2% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 215 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (18%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 487 (23%) · **■** Marginal 982 (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 Mahisadal

- Kalika Kundu6,421 people
- Kanchanpur5,597 people
- Chanpi5,237 people
- Purbba Srirampur5,024 people
- Basulya4,599 people
- Mayachar or Bardyabiri Char4,361 people
- Rambag4,208 people
- Rajarampur4,078 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Betkundu?4,935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Betkundu in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Betkundu?86.4% (Census 2011)