# Bhekulia Village, Swarupnagar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Swarupnagar, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhekulia

Bhekulia is a village in Swarupnagar sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,951 people in 434 households**, the 41st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,951people (2011)
- 434households
- 75.7%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhekulia

Of every 100 households in Bhekulia in 2011, 54 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhekulia · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**25%

Tap water ****2%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****44%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bhekulia?

■ Bhekulia · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224**

**956

Working population ****34.1%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 72.7% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 356 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (10%) · **■** Marginal 128 (19%)

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 Swarupnagar

- Gobra2,115 people
- Balki2,034 people
- Khalsi2,007 people
- Dobila1,982 people
- Pubali1,918 people
- Raghab Kati1,826 people
- Bil Balli1,807 people
- Damhati1,781 people

[All 65 villages in Swarupnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/swarupnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhekulia?1,951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhekulia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Swarupnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhekulia?75.7% (Census 2011)