# Bhalka Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Bhalka

Bhalka is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,946 people in 949 households**, the 17th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 3,946people (2011)
- 949households
- 75.7%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalka

Of every 100 households in Bhalka in 2011, 42 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalka · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**58%

Tap water ****3%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Bhalka?

■ Bhalka · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**947

Working population ****37.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 298 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (16%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 290 (20%) · **■** Marginal 647 (44%)

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 Kumargram

- Purbba Chakchaka4,523 people
- Barabisa4,433 people
- Madhya Haldibari4,252 people
- Telipara4,139 people
- Purbba Narathali3,882 people
- Dakhin Kamakhyaguri3,824 people
- Dakshin Chengmari3,779 people
- Chuota Daldali3,756 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalka?3,946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalka in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalka?75.7% (Census 2011)