# Bhalka Village, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Bhalka

Bhalka is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,180 people in 748 households**, the 29th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,180people (2011)
- 748households
- 62.4%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalka

Of every 100 households in Bhalka in 2011, 8 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalka · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**35%

Tap water ****30%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**88%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**49%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**949

Working population ****41.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 55.9% for women. 64% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 323 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (10%) · **■** Marginal 388 (29%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Brahmanir Chauki3,458 people
- Chhata Phalimari3,310 people
- Peulaguri3,309 people
- Paschim Paradanga3,307 people
- Bara Phalimari2,990 people
- Pakhihaga2,920 people
- Bhoram Payasthi2,916 people
- Kaorai2,848 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalka?3,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalka in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalka?62.4% (Census 2011)