# Bakultala Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bakultala

Bakultala is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 326 households**, the 37th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,727people (2011)
- 326households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakultala

Of every 100 households in Bakultala in 2011, 59 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakultala · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**12%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**47%

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 Bakultala?

■ Bakultala · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1492**

**961

Working population ****37.5%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 68.5% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (20%) · **■** Household industry 76 (12%) · **■** Other work 52 (8%) · **■** Marginal 306 (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 Canning - II

- Kaluakhali2,226 people
- Bamunia2,128 people
- Mukhujya Para1,847 people
- Ganti1,752 people
- Hadiya1,701 people
- Moktarpur1,617 people
- Ramrayer Gheri1,564 people
- Kaparpuri1,476 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakultala?1,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakultala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakultala?72.2% (Census 2011)