# Bholshuni Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Bholshuni

Bholshuni is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,760 people in 338 households**, the 32nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,760people (2011)
- 338households
- 68.0%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bholshuni

Of every 100 households in Bholshuni in 2011, 32 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bholshuni · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****67%**

**60%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

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 Bholshuni?

■ Bholshuni · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**966

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 142 (24%)

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 Katwa - I

- Tikarkhanji1,908 people
- Baghtona1,883 people
- Kalsa1,798 people
- Narayanpur1,789 people
- Purbba Bijnagar1,679 people
- Baura1,654 people
- Ekaihat1,590 people
- Panchghara1,548 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bholshuni?1,760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bholshuni in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bholshuni?68.0% (Census 2011)