# Bhanju Village, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shamli, Muzaffarnagar 

# Bhanju

Bhanju is a village in Shamli sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,864 people in 1,145 households**, the 21st largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 6,864people (2011)
- 1,145households
- 72.7%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhanju

Of every 100 households in Bhanju in 2011, 52 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhanju · ■ Shamli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**42%

Tap water ****9%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**90%

Use banking services ****67%**

**68%

Television ****64%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhanju?

■ Bhanju · ■ Shamli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**836

Working population ****31.3%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 743 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (15%) · **■** Household industry 131 (6%) · **■** Other work 545 (25%) · **■** Marginal 410 (19%)

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 Shamli

- Jasala7,346 people
- Nojal Njali7,294 people
- Butrada7,152 people
- Malaindi6,949 people
- Hind6,592 people
- Bahavari6,333 people
- Silawar6,170 people
- Harar Fatehpur6,127 people

[All 135 villages in Shamli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shamli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhanju?6,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanju in?Muzaffarnagar district (Shamli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanju?72.7% (Census 2011)