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

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Bhalas

Bhalas is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,300 people in 503 households**, the 17th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 2,300people (2011)
- 503households
- 72.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalas

Of every 100 households in Bhalas in 2011, 39 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhalas · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****93%**

**46%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhalas?

■ Bhalas · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**969

Working population ****37.0%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 65.9% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (15%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (17%) · **■** Marginal 440 (52%)

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

- Kandarkula2,978 people
- Thiba2,776 people
- Layekpur2,548 people
- Sitalgram2,459 people
- Shaspur2,195 people
- Bhalkuti2,175 people
- Kapsundi2,081 people
- Panchpara2,074 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalas?2,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalas in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalas?72.1% (Census 2011)