# Balabhut Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Balabhut

Balabhut is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,008 people in 2,293 households**, the 4th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 10,008people (2011)
- 2,293households
- 64.3%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balabhut

Of every 100 households in Balabhut in 2011, 8 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balabhut · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**23%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Balabhut?

■ Balabhut · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**940

Working population ****39.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 58.6% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,193 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,511 (38%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 267 (7%) · **■** Marginal 997 (25%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Balarampur34,113 people
- Andaran Phulbari18,261 people
- Ghogarkuthi Pratham Khanda10,826 people
- Chilakhana9,263 people
- Maradanga8,775 people
- Jaigir Chilakhana8,712 people
- Chamta8,190 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balabhut?10,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balabhut in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balabhut?64.3% (Census 2011)