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

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Balapukhari

Balapukhari is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 188 households**, the 51st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 784people (2011)
- 188households
- 76.4%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balapukhari

Of every 100 households in Balapukhari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balapukhari · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

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

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**23%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balapukhari?

■ Balapukhari · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****35.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 68.4% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (32%) · **■** Household industry 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 88 (31%) · **■** Marginal 28 (10%)

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

- Chikliguri Pratham Khanda1,067 people
- Bilsi Dwitia Khanda904 people
- Naokhuli828 people
- Amlaguri Dwitia Khanda824 people
- Chhat Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda754 people
- Bhurkush742 people
- Soladanga Dwitia Khanda699 people
- Chhat Bhelakopa697 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 Balapukhari?784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balapukhari in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balapukhari?76.4% (Census 2011)