# Bhuri Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Bhuri

Bhuri is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,805 people in 696 households**, the 16th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,805people (2011)
- 696households
- 69.9%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhuri

Of every 100 households in Bhuri in 2011, 38 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhuri · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****13%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**81%

Use banking services ****43%**

**66%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Bhuri?

■ Bhuri · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**953

Working population ****44.1%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 536 (43%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 273 (22%) · **■** Marginal 160 (13%)

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 Galsi - II

- Belgram3,142 people
- Konarpur2,923 people
- Khetura2,871 people
- Kishorkona2,867 people
- Belan2,745 people
- Kurkuba2,714 people
- Hitta2,596 people
- Channa2,465 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhuri?2,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuri in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuri?69.9% (Census 2011)