# Bhutnir Ghat Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Bhutnir Ghat

Bhutnir Ghat is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,718 people in 873 households**, the 36th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 3,718people (2011)
- 873households
- 78.9%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhutnir Ghat

Of every 100 households in Bhutnir Ghat in 2011, 58 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhutnir Ghat · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**20%

Television ****40%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Bhutnir Ghat?

■ Bhutnir Ghat · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**941

Working population ****35.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 72.9% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 482 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (12%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 460 (35%) · **■** Marginal 215 (16%)

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 Falakata

- Harinathpur3,844 people
- Balasundar3,811 people
- Badaitari3,788 people
- Kadambini Tea Garden3,765 people
- Paschim Salkumar3,693 people
- Uttar Deogaon3,625 people
- Sarugaon Tea Garden3,424 people
- Baradoba3,414 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhutnir Ghat?3,718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhutnir Ghat in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhutnir Ghat?78.9% (Census 2011)