# Bharkul Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bharkul

Bharkul is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 66 households**, the 172nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 319people (2011)
- 66households
- 64.0%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bharkul

Of every 100 households in Bharkul in 2011, 74 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bharkul · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**34%

Television ****28%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bharkul?

■ Bharkul · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**969

Working population ****36.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 58.8% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (42%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Phulamani359 people
- Dharmapara353 people
- Dhekipara Mahesdangi333 people
- Nischintapur324 people
- Khiltor301 people
- Purba Shankarpur293 people
- Rasidpur286 people
- Haldibari284 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bharkul?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharkul in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bharkul?64.0% (Census 2011)