# Phulghara Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Phulghara

Phulghara is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 212 households**, the 104th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 842people (2011)
- 212households
- 72.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phulghara

Of every 100 households in Phulghara in 2011, 45 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phulghara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****93%**

**41%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Phulghara?

■ Phulghara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**965

Working population ****50.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 66.5% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (23%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (13%) · **■** Marginal 194 (45%)

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

- Indra863 people
- Jotgopal858 people
- Bahicha857 people
- Damuaghugudanga848 people
- Nunail830 people
- Birahini826 people
- Gopinagar821 people
- Chak Chandan813 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phulghara?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulghara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phulghara?72.4% (Census 2011)