# Kichaktola Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kichaktola

Kichaktola is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,040 people in 195 households**, the 95th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 1,040people (2011)
- 195households
- 52.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kichaktola

Of every 100 households in Kichaktola in 2011, 37 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kichaktola · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****16%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kichaktola?

■ Kichaktola · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****716**

**950

Working population ****29.9%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 45.3% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 156 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (21%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 61 (20%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Mahisasur1,147 people
- Gidrugachh1,144 people
- Dehar1,069 people
- Kantigachh1,062 people
- Chichuria1,031 people
- Chapasar1,013 people
- Gamhirgachh970 people
- Dakshin Talbari911 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kichaktola?1,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kichaktola in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kichaktola?52.8% (Census 2011)