# Bhaukol Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhaukol

Bhaukol is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,358 people in 860 households**, the 15th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,358people (2011)
- 860households
- 86.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaukol

Of every 100 households in Bhaukol in 2011, 57 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhaukol · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**84%

Use banking services ****63%**

**42%

Television ****43%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bhaukol?

■ Bhaukol · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**937

Working population ****42.2%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 81.5% for women. 65% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 889 (63%) · **■** Marginal 341 (24%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Durgapur3,782 people
- Bhaduria3,709 people
- Bagda3,707 people
- Pashchim Bhabanipur3,699 people
- Mollapukur3,150 people
- Kalagachhi2,749 people
- Khorda2,696 people
- Narayantala2,647 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaukol?3,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaukol in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaukol?86.5% (Census 2011)