# Bholakhali Village, Sandeshkhali - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sandeshkhali - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bholakhali

Bholakhali is a village in Sandeshkhali - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,993 people in 701 households**, the 23rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,993people (2011)
- 701households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bholakhali

Of every 100 households in Bholakhali in 2011, 14 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bholakhali · ■ Sandeshkhali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**31%

Tap water ****29%**

**4%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**95%

Use banking services ****39%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bholakhali?

■ Bholakhali · ■ Sandeshkhali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**936

Working population ****39.1%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 65.8% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 598 (51%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 299 (26%) · **■** Marginal 138 (12%)

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 Sandeshkhali - I

- Bayarmari3,998 people
- Sankardaha Abad3,914 people
- Ghatihara3,614 people
- Hatgachhi3,478 people
- Petuadhanihati2,983 people
- Radhanagar2,859 people
- Gazalia2,827 people
- Raypur2,630 people

[All 30 villages in Sandeshkhali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/sandeshkhali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bholakhali?2,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bholakhali in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Sandeshkhali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bholakhali?72.2% (Census 2011)