# Bhaluka Village, Saltora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Bhaluka

Bhaluka is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 145 households**, the 71st largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 696people (2011)
- 145households
- 71.0%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluka

Of every 100 households in Bhaluka in 2011, 58 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluka · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**66%

Use banking services ****79%**

**45%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**939

Working population ****41.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 61.3% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (11%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 67 (23%) · **■** Marginal 92 (32%)

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 Saltora

- Simladihi735 people
- Boja Pathar733 people
- Kharbana719 people
- Bagjata706 people
- Ranipur678 people
- Bakulia671 people
- Demramol633 people
- Ilam Bazar587 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaluka?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluka in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluka?71.0% (Census 2011)