Village · Kotulpur, Bankura
# Bhelaighata

Bhelaighata is a village in Kotulpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 172 people in 32 households, the 150th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.
- 172 people (2011)
- 32 households
- 75.0% literacy
- 773 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhelaighata

Of every 100 households in Bhelaighata in 2011, 78 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhelaighata · ■ Kotulpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 65%
- Toilet within the home 34% 39%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 60%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 34% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 81%
- Use banking services 81% 65%
- Television 38% 33%
- Mobile phone 66% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 19% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 11%
- 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 Bhelaighata?

■ Bhelaighata · ■ Kotulpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 77.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 773 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 969
- Working population 34.9% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 74.6% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 27 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (20%) · ■ Other work 10 (17%) · ■ Marginal 11 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kotulpur
- Haldar Chak 191 people
- Gachhgere 188 people
- Shyampur 182 people
- Ramchandrapur 176 people
- Akharashal 165 people
- Fatepur 157 people
- Chak Nayan 148 people
- Belpushkarini 147 people

All 169 villages in Kotulpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bhelaighata? 172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelaighata in? Bankura district (Kotulpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelaighata? 75.0% (Census 2011)

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