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

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Bilsi

Bilsi is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,065 people in 573 households**, the 32nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,065people (2011)
- 573households
- 75.1%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilsi

Of every 100 households in Bilsi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilsi · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**23%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bilsi?

■ Bilsi · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**940

Working population ****49.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 68.6% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 201 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (20%) · **■** Marginal 394 (39%)

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 Dwitia Khanda2,634 people
- Amlaguri2,385 people
- Shikarpur2,265 people
- Gopalerkuthi2,117 people
- Uttar Chhat Jaygir Chilakhana1,837 people
- Dhopguri1,836 people
- Chhat Bara Chowki1,812 people
- Bhelakopa Dwitia Khanda1,799 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 Bilsi?2,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilsi in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilsi?75.1% (Census 2011)