# Bul Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Bul

Bul is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 55 households**, the 85th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 265people (2011)
- 55households
- 75.4%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bul

Of every 100 households in Bul in 2011, 94 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bul · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**70%

Use banking services ****2%**

**60%

Television ****28%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**79%

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 Bul?

■ Bul · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**975

Working population ****62.3%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 69.8% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 83 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 74 (45%)

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 Namchi

- Singhithang338 people
- Donok302 people
- Majhitar Forest Block298 people
- Aifaltar289 people
- Singtam265 people
- Paleytam255 people
- Tinzer237 people
- Manpur227 people

[All 98 villages in Namchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/namchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bul?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bul in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Bul?75.4% (Census 2011)