Falakata is a Block situated in Alipurduar district in West Bengal. Placed in urban region of West Bengal, it is one of the 6 blocks of Alipurduar district. According to the government register, the block code of Falakata is 22. The block has 64 villages and there are total 65571 homes in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Falakata's population is 290722. Out of this, 149626 are males while the females count 141096 here. This block has 34843 kids in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 17924 are boys and 16919 are girls.
Literacy rate in Falakata block is 63%. 185868 out of total 290722 population is literate here. In males the literacy rate is 69% as 103815 males out of total 149626 are literate however female literacy rate is 58% as 82053 out of total 141096 females are educated in this Block.
The Negative side is that illiteracy rate of Falakata block is 36%. Here 104854 out of total 290722 individuals are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 30% as 45811 males out of total 149626 are uneducated. In females the illiteracy rate is 41% and 59043 out of total 141096 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of working people of Falakata block is 112686 still 178036 are non-working. And out of 112686 employed individual 20535 individuals are fully dependent on agriculture.