# Badkol Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Badkol

Badkol is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **104 people in 24 households**, the 217th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 104people (2011)
- 24households
- 62.1%literacy
- 705females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Badkol

Of every 100 households in Badkol in 2011, 21 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badkol · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****71%**

**97%

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 Badkol?

■ Badkol · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****705**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****125**

**939

Working population ****41.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 47.6% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (26%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%) · **■** Marginal 19 (44%)

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 Raiganj

- Baradhara278 people
- Rautgram251 people
- Bharia241 people
- Imadpur209 people
- Dharmmapur59 people
- Kharibadkol34 people
- Aulabari7 people
- Sadipur1 person

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Badkol?104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badkol in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Badkol?62.1% (Census 2011)