# Bhakla, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bhakla

Bhakla is a village in [Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/) 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 **780 people in 209 households**, the 81st largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 780people (2011)
- 209households
- 90.2%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhakla

Of every 100 households in Bhakla in 2011, 53 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhakla · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**25%

Television ****34%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**33%

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 Bhakla?

■ Bhakla · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**74.6%

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

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**951

Working population ****36.0%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 91.8% for women. 67% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 181 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (26%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Kumarganj

- Sahazadpur810 people
- Dewan800 people
- Uttar Rusulpur794 people
- Gholdara793 people
- Sulandapur780 people
- Gramtala778 people
- Chak Gopal761 people
- Kusumtara748 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhakla?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakla in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakla?90.2% (Census 2011)