# Bhuakana Village, Hirbandh, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Hirbandh, Bankura 

# Bhuakana

Bhuakana is a village in Hirbandh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 162 households**, the 36th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 870people (2011)
- 162households
- 65.3%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhuakana

Of every 100 households in Bhuakana in 2011, 30 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhuakana · ■ Hirbandh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Bhuakana?

■ Bhuakana · ■ Hirbandh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**969

Working population ****37.1%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 47.0% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (17%) · **■** Marginal 238 (74%)

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 Hirbandh

- Tentulia935 people
- Mahal Danga913 people
- Pathardihi909 people
- Sitarampur899 people
- Simlabandh864 people
- Bhogra828 people
- Deuli816 people
- Dhajamanipur815 people

[All 121 villages in Hirbandh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/hirbandh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhuakana?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuakana in?Bankura district (Hirbandh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuakana?65.3% (Census 2011)