# Bhaluka Village, Pandabeswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Pandabeswar, Barddhaman 

# Bhaluka

Bhaluka is a village in Pandabeswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 153 households**, the 13th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 681people (2011)
- 153households
- 59.0%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluka

Of every 100 households in Bhaluka in 2011, 73 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluka · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**53%

Tap water ****4%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**24%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**20%

Use banking services ****6%**

**51%

Television ****16%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**24%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**73%

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 · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**942

Working population ****32.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 52.3% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 201 (91%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Pandabeswar

- Chak Jharia1,497 people
- Chak Karala1,331 people
- Deshlopa1,178 people
- Konda916 people
- Bhatmura594 people

[All 15 villages in Pandabeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/pandabeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaluka?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluka in?Barddhaman district (Pandabeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluka?59.0% (Census 2011)