# Bhula Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Bhula

Bhula is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 142 households**, the 94th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 650people (2011)
- 142households
- 59.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhula

Of every 100 households in Bhula in 2011, 13 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhula · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****74%**

**53%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhula?

■ Bhula · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**948

Working population ****52.0%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 41.4% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 300 (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 Sonamukhi

- Brojanathpur674 people
- Ramchandrapur672 people
- Karachmani Khayarsol658 people
- Birsingpur657 people
- Prayagpur635 people
- Rani Bandh628 people
- Bneshe625 people
- Karjbani616 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhula?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhula in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhula?59.7% (Census 2011)