# Bhaluka, Patrasayer, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patrasayer, Bankura 

# Bhaluka

Bhaluka is a village in [Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 108 households**, the 118th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 458people (2011)
- 108households
- 56.6%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluka

Of every 100 households in Bhaluka in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluka · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhaluka?

■ Bhaluka · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**946

Working population ****34.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 46.3% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 139 (89%)

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 Patrasayer

- Hadal487 people
- Khamardihi482 people
- Dhuma472 people
- Nutan Gram461 people
- Bankishol447 people
- Dakshin Gobindapur447 people
- Goala Danga416 people
- Shalkota374 people

[All 160 villages in Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaluka?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluka in?Bankura district (Patrasayer sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluka?56.6% (Census 2011)