# Bhedua Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Bhedua

Bhedua is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,502 people in 315 households**, the 15th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,502people (2011)
- 315households
- 68.8%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhedua

Of every 100 households in Bhedua in 2011, 22 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhedua · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**39%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****79%**

**52%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhedua?

■ Bhedua · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**960

Working population ****39.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 58.7% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (41%) · **■** Other work 53 (9%) · **■** Marginal 136 (23%)

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 Simlapal

- Barahetyagara1,637 people
- Khaergaria1,636 people
- Bhutsahar1,582 people
- Asna1,546 people
- Pukhuria1,467 people
- Srirampur1,463 people
- Bankata1,462 people
- Dhuliapur1,425 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhedua?1,502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhedua in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhedua?68.8% (Census 2011)