# Beko Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Beko

Beko is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,149 people in 623 households**, the 3rd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 3,149people (2011)
- 623households
- 66.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beko

Of every 100 households in Beko in 2011, 25 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Beko · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****92%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****31%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**69.3%

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

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**937

Working population ****46.6%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 49.3% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (12%) · **■** Household industry 70 (5%) · **■** Other work 667 (45%) · **■** Marginal 386 (26%)

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 Kashipur

- Palaskola4,119 people
- Sutabai3,507 people
- Manihara3,104 people
- Lara2,774 people
- Gagnabad2,628 people
- Sonaojuri2,624 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beko?3,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beko in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Beko?66.0% (Census 2011)