# Bhushila, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bhushila

Bhushila is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,449 people in 356 households**, the 38th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,449people (2011)
- 356households
- 75.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhushila

Of every 100 households in Bhushila in 2011, 43 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhushila · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****33%**

**41%

Television ****33%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bhushila?

■ Bhushila · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**965

Working population ****59.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 69.9% for women. 68% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (15%) · **■** Household industry 73 (8%) · **■** Other work 328 (38%) · **■** Marginal 313 (36%)

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 Balurghat

- Mahinagar1,523 people
- Sobrasyampur1,495 people
- Radhanagar1,492 people
- Dakshin Khhanpur1,488 people
- Ajodhya1,426 people
- Dasul1,397 people
- Kuaran1,381 people
- Hariharpur1,370 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhushila?1,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhushila in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhushila?75.1% (Census 2011)