# Bhonka Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Bhonka

Bhonka is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,491 people in 821 households**, the 19th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 5,491people (2011)
- 821households
- 41.2%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhonka

Of every 100 households in Bhonka in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhonka · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****12%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**74%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Bhonka?

■ Bhonka · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**922

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 29.0% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 291 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (12%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,383 (67%)

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 Colonelganj

- Selhari5,742 people
- Paharapur5,657 people
- Kauraha Jagdishpur5,527 people
- Saraiya5,521 people
- Chandpur5,468 people
- Beerpur Katra5,436 people
- Ashokpur5,433 people
- Nindura5,383 people

[All 387 villages in Colonelganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gonda/colonelganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhonka?5,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhonka in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhonka?41.2% (Census 2011)