# Bhaluka Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Bhaluka

Bhaluka is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **14,653 people in 3,482 households**, the 2nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 14,653people (2011)
- 3,482households
- 64.6%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluka

Of every 100 households in Bhaluka in 2011, 34 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluka · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**28%

Tap water ****15%**

**15%

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

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bhaluka?

■ Bhaluka · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**987

Working population ****43.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 58.6% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 722 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,557 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1,849 (29%) · **■** Other work 1,805 (28%) · **■** Marginal 436 (7%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Subarna Behar15,461 people
- Krishnanagar13,640 people
- Asannagar12,794 people
- Dafarpota9,295 people
- Dakshinjhitkipota8,816 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaluka?14,653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluka in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluka?64.6% (Census 2011)