# Bhakri Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Bhakri

Bhakri is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,502 people in 1,076 households**, the 11th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 4,502people (2011)
- 1,076households
- 71.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhakri

Of every 100 households in Bhakri in 2011, 60 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhakri · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**25%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**80%

Tap water ****10%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**90%

Use banking services ****31%**

**16%

Television ****22%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**46%

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 Bhakri?

■ Bhakri · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**953

Working population ****33.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 67.6% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (21%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 701 (46%) · **■** Marginal 335 (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 Chanchal - II

- Elangi5,704 people
- Kandaran5,634 people
- Jalalpur5,600 people
- Shripur4,968 people
- Chandua4,038 people
- Suti3,970 people
- Gourhanda3,857 people
- Gourhanda Aladipur3,734 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhakri?4,502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakri in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakri?71.2% (Census 2011)