# Bhului Village, Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Bhului

Bhului is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 46 households**, the 65th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 249people (2011)
- 46households
- 87.4%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhului

Of every 100 households in Bhului in 2011, 75 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhului · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**52%

Use banking services ****82%**

**36%

Television ****42%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

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 Bhului?

■ Bhului · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**937

Working population ****30.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.2% for women. 55% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 71 (95%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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 Mejhia

- Benagarya272 people
- Murra265 people
- Bhabanipur264 people
- Damodar Mohan252 people
- Khaerbani249 people
- Benakanali218 people
- Nabashan193 people
- Dhandora144 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhului?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhului in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhului?87.4% (Census 2011)