# Bhalukathol Village, Gangajalghati, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangajalghati, Bankura 

# Bhalukathol

Bhalukathol is a village in Gangajalghati sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 71 households**, the 124th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 401people (2011)
- 71households
- 66.5%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalukathol

Of every 100 households in Bhalukathol in 2011, 57 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhalukathol · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**67%

Use banking services ****50%**

**43%

Television ****33%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhalukathol?

■ Bhalukathol · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**908

Working population ****33.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 45.7% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 125 (93%)

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 Gangajalghati

- Brahmanara450 people
- Gobardhanpur450 people
- Suarara449 people
- Chhota Kumira416 people
- Bamundiha399 people
- Lakhyara399 people
- Khajuri398 people
- Ita Dangra397 people

[All 165 villages in Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalukathol?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalukathol in?Bankura district (Gangajalghati sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalukathol?66.5% (Census 2011)