# Bhelu Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Bhelu

Bhelu is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 108 households**, the 55th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 564people (2011)
- 108households
- 53.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhelu

Of every 100 households in Bhelu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhelu · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****25%**

**34%

Television ****52%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

Own their home ****16%**

**78%

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 Bhelu?

■ Bhelu · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**966

Working population ****41.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 39.3% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (28%) · **■** Other work 129 (55%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 Naxalbari

- Satbhaiya655 people
- Huchaimallik616 people
- Gaziram579 people
- Uttam Chand569 people
- Uttam Chanded Chhat538 people
- Dalkajhar Forest512 people
- Dhanibanir Chhat509 people
- Raghuram481 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhelu?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelu in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelu?53.5% (Census 2011)