# Muluk Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Muluk

Muluk is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,361 people in 787 households**, the 11th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,361people (2011)
- 787households
- 71.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muluk

Of every 100 households in Muluk in 2011, 48 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Muluk · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

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

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**73%

Tap water ****92%**

**27%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**82%

Use banking services ****29%**

**61%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Muluk?

■ Muluk · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**972

Working population ****43.8%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 66.4% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (26%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 526 (36%) · **■** Marginal 410 (28%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Syambati3,635 people
- Saturia3,534 people
- Nurpur3,519 people
- Dwarkanathpur3,363 people
- Nahina3,332 people
- Khosh Kadambapur3,102 people
- Benuria3,009 people
- Layek Bazar2,910 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muluk?3,361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muluk in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muluk?71.6% (Census 2011)