# Barkhoskana Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Barkhoskana

Barkhoskana is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 181 households**, the 71st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 863people (2011)
- 181households
- 80.6%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barkhoskana

Of every 100 households in Barkhoskana in 2011, 72 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkhoskana · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**74%

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

**21%

Tap water ****37%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****5%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barkhoskana?

■ Barkhoskana · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**955

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (18%) · **■** Household industry 51 (19%) · **■** Other work 135 (49%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Khas Rekha1,020 people
- Gujar Kharai999 people
- Kashipur931 people
- Pitulsaha886 people
- Panch Berya776 people
- Dhurpa741 people
- Belun719 people
- Rajgoda702 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barkhoskana?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkhoskana in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barkhoskana?80.6% (Census 2011)