Barkola Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Barkola is a village situated in Kharagpur - I block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,255 families residing in the village Barkola. The total population of Barkola is 5,476 out of which 2,759 are males and 2,717 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barkola is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barkola village is 644 which is 12% of the total population. There are 310 male children and 334 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barkola is 1,077 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Barkola village.

Population
5,476
Families
1,255
Literacy
79.2%
Sex Ratio
985

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barkola is 79.2%. Thus Barkola village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 86.97% and the female literacy rate is 71.21% in Barkola village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Barkola village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Barkola Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barkola village.

Total Male Female
Children 644 310 334
Literacy 79.2% 86.97% 71.21%
Scheduled Caste 1,229 586 643
Scheduled Tribe 1,090 544 546
Illiterate 1,649 629 1,020

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.9% of total population in Barkola village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barkola village out of total population, 2,320 were engaged in work activities. 86.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,320 workers engaged in Main Work, 631 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 904 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,017 1,497 520
Cultivators 631 598 33
Agriculture Labourer 904 533 371
Household Industries 11 8 3
Other Workers 471 358 113
Marginal Workers 303 169 134
Non Working 3,156 1,093 2,063

Nearby Villages to Barkola,

Below are the list of villages near Barkola village in Kharagpur - I.

Village Population
Daulatpur 45
Keshpal 751
Bargai 1,291
Charipal 200
Ghagra 1,489
Safiabad 1,460
Paschimpathri 2,855
Matkadpur 1,895
Balia 980
Hajichak 95

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