Village · Bankura - I, Bankura
# Bhalukbasa

Bhalukbasa is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 287 people in 64 households, the 107th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.
- 287 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 55.2% literacy
- 1,007 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalukbasa

Of every 100 households in Bhalukbasa in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalukbasa · ■ Bankura - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 20% 42%
- Toilet within the home 0% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 0% 25%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 27% 68%
- Use banking services 34% 35%
- Television 8% 20%
- Mobile phone 11% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhalukbasa?

■ Bhalukbasa · ■ Bankura - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.2% 68.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1176 961
- Working population 59.6% 37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 37.9% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 28 (16%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 79 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bankura - I
- Jambedia 303 people
- Kaludihi 295 people
- Krishnanagar 292 people
- Manjura 288 people
- Rangametya 270 people
- Ghughujan 269 people
- Basulitara 265 people
- Kankradihi 231 people

All 150 villages in Bankura - I

## Other places named Bhalukbasa
- Bhalukbasa · Village, Indpur, Bankura · 228 people
- Bhaluk Basa · Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur · 162 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bhalukbasa? 287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalukbasa in? Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalukbasa? 55.2% (Census 2011)

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