# Bhalukhop Forest Village, Kalimpong -I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Bhalukhop Forest

Bhalukhop Forest is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 119 households**, the 26th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 592people (2011)
- 119households
- 75.4%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalukhop Forest

Of every 100 households in Bhalukhop Forest in 2011, 85 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalukhop Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**27%

Tap water ****25%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**70%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****29%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Bhalukhop Forest?

■ Bhalukhop Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1395**

**952

Working population ****38.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 67.2% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 172 (75%) · **■** Marginal 34 (15%)

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 Kalimpong -I

- Lulagaon Khasmahal979 people
- Slokbhir Khasmahal874 people
- Kalimpong Dansong Forest795 people
- Mangwa Forest711 people
- Kaffir Khasmahal549 people
- Turzam Forest406 people
- Comesi Forest377 people
- Riayang Railway Station371 people

[All 50 villages in Kalimpong -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kalimpong-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalukhop Forest?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalukhop Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalukhop Forest?75.4% (Census 2011)