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

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Bhutkura

Bhutkura is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,457 people in 1,628 households**, the 6th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 6,457people (2011)
- 1,628households
- 77.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhutkura

Of every 100 households in Bhutkura in 2011, 8 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhutkura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**35%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**88%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**49%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhutkura?

■ Bhutkura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**949

Working population ****42.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 68.9% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 708 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,113 (41%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 286 (11%) · **■** Marginal 585 (22%)

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

- Bara Nachina14,759 people
- Bhanghi Dwitia Khanda9,565 people
- Dinhata7,215 people
- Ruier Khuthi6,710 people
- Khalisa Gosanimari6,410 people
- Singimari Bhetaguri5,950 people
- Petla5,780 people
- Kharija Baladanga5,766 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 Bhutkura?6,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhutkura in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhutkura?77.0% (Census 2011)