# Beko Village, Jhalda - II, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Beko

Beko is a village in Jhalda - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 20 households**, the 116th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 84people (2011)
- 20households
- 49.3%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beko

Of every 100 households in Beko in 2011, 5 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Beko · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****10%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Beko?

■ Beko · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**973

Working population ****66.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 45.5% for women. 66% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (23%) · **■** Marginal 40 (71%)

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 Jhalda - II

- Baruadi163 people
- Gutniya157 people
- Gosaindi130 people
- Chitahi113 people
- Lakshmipur75 people
- Lalpur73 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beko?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beko in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Beko?49.3% (Census 2011)