# Bhalkundi Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Bhalkundi

Bhalkundi is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,837 people in 1,017 households**, the 14th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 3,837people (2011)
- 1,017households
- 67.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalkundi

Of every 100 households in Bhalkundi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalkundi · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**53%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Bhalkundi?

■ Bhalkundi · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**960

Working population ****35.4%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 60.4% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (46%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 135 (10%) · **■** Marginal 391 (29%)

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 Khargram

- Rahigram4,395 people
- Mahisar4,325 people
- Jatarpur4,098 people
- Durgapur3,939 people
- Gayespur3,768 people
- Serpur3,752 people
- Sadal3,721 people
- Uttar Gopinathpur3,701 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalkundi?3,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalkundi in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalkundi?67.9% (Census 2011)