# Bhelani Village, Chhatna, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chhatna, Bankura 

# Bhelani

Bhelani is a village in Chhatna sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 164 households**, the 87th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 793people (2011)
- 164households
- 58.4%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhelani

Of every 100 households in Bhelani in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhelani · ■ Chhatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****96%**

**68%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhelani?

■ Bhelani · ■ Chhatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**954

Working population ****49.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 43.3% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 298 (77%)

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 Chhatna

- Kalipur812 people
- Ghar Mora808 people
- Kanta Pahari801 people
- Masthol799 people
- Jalhari780 people
- Antkuria779 people
- Jamdahari776 people
- Bagdiha774 people

[All 287 villages in Chhatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/chhatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhelani?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelani in?Bankura district (Chhatna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelani?58.4% (Census 2011)