# Bakhul Village, Labpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Bakhul

Bakhul is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,341 people in 302 households**, the 41st largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 1,341people (2011)
- 302households
- 78.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakhul

Of every 100 households in Bakhul in 2011, 64 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakhul · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**41%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**81%

Tap water ****38%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****38%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

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 Bakhul?

■ Bakhul · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**969

Working population ****35.0%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.2% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (20%) · **■** Other work 157 (33%) · **■** Marginal 156 (33%)

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 Labpur

- Jamna1,446 people
- Bagha1,435 people
- Kusumgaria1,382 people
- Saripa1,342 people
- Datta Bagtor1,340 people
- Kaichara1,332 people
- Mandari1,291 people
- Dangal1,276 people

[All 179 villages in Labpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/labpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakhul?1,341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhul in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhul?78.9% (Census 2011)