# Bhuj Sohar Village, Bankura - II, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - II, Bankura 

# Bhuj Sohar

Bhuj Sohar is a village in Bankura - II sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,706 people in 621 households**, the 11th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,706people (2011)
- 621households
- 70.9%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhuj Sohar

Of every 100 households in Bhuj Sohar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhuj Sohar · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****24%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**56%

Use banking services ****70%**

**58%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bhuj Sohar?

■ Bhuj Sohar · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**924

Working population ****34.1%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 65.2% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 567 (61%) · **■** Marginal 150 (16%)

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 Bankura - II

- Kanchanpur3,206 people
- Salbani2,975 people
- Asna2,847 people
- Hariyargara2,818 people
- Kodalia2,654 people
- Kesekol2,555 people
- Magra2,519 people
- Purandarpur2,189 people

[All 154 villages in Bankura - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhuj Sohar?2,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuj Sohar in?Bankura district (Bankura - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuj Sohar?70.9% (Census 2011)