# Bakulia Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Bakulia

Bakulia is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 287 households**, the 73rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 287households
- 72.8%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakulia

Of every 100 households in Bakulia in 2011, 64 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bakulia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**48%

Television ****43%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Bakulia?

■ Bakulia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**948

Working population ****39.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (25%) · **■** Marginal 61 (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 Balagarh

- Jot Narayan1,097 people
- Bhelurgari1,095 people
- Raninagar1,083 people
- Tiornai1,073 people
- Musuria1,035 people
- Naosarai1,025 people
- Baligari1,023 people
- Kolara1,017 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakulia?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakulia in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakulia?72.8% (Census 2011)