# Bhula Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhula

Bhula is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,157 people in 224 households**, the 58th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,157people (2011)
- 224households
- 58.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhula

Of every 100 households in Bhula in 2011, 62 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhula · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****85%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhula?

■ Bhula · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**951

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 52.0% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 398 (88%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Akchhara1,191 people
- Hetesol1,183 people
- Garanga1,179 people
- Birajpur1,174 people
- Namjaba1,150 people
- Roulia1,138 people
- Dangarpara1,123 people
- Kharkata1,117 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhula?1,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhula in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhula?58.5% (Census 2011)