# Bhaluka Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Bhaluka

Bhaluka is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,076 people in 1,712 households**, the 10th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 8,076people (2011)
- 1,712households
- 66.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluka

Of every 100 households in Bhaluka in 2011, 52 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhaluka · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**83%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**15%

Television ****19%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**44%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bhaluka?

■ Bhaluka · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**957

Working population ****31.1%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 57.2% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 135 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (12%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,367 (54%) · **■** Marginal 675 (27%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Malior8,941 people
- Mali Pakar8,807 people
- Talbha Kuria8,431 people
- Talbangrua8,235 people
- Talgachhi7,829 people
- Jagannathpur7,310 people
- Belshur6,570 people
- Mihaghat6,080 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaluka?8,076 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluka in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluka?66.9% (Census 2011)