# Bolkunda Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Bolkunda

Bolkunda is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,351 people in 326 households**, the 26th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,351people (2011)
- 326households
- 79.9%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bolkunda

Of every 100 households in Bolkunda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bolkunda · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**62%

Tap water ****22%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**14%

Use banking services ****58%**

**64%

Television ****50%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****92%**

**86%

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 Bolkunda?

■ Bolkunda · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**936

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 310 (69%) · **■** Marginal 132 (29%)

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 Salanpur

- Jitpur1,532 people
- Miliakhola1,532 people
- Kalipathar1,513 people
- Alkusha1,420 people
- Uttar Rampur1,331 people
- Dhanguri1,318 people
- Banbirdi1,312 people
- Barabai1,259 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bolkunda?1,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolkunda in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bolkunda?79.9% (Census 2011)