# Bhaluka Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhaluka

Bhaluka is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 60 households**, the 136th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 266people (2011)
- 60households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluka

Of every 100 households in Bhaluka in 2011, 2 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluka · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**89%

Tap water ****15%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Bhaluka?

■ Bhaluka · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**960

Working population ****11.7%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 65.8% for women. 16% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 22 (71%)

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 Jamboni

- Nargi273 people
- Banksol271 people
- Bankra269 people
- Bhelai Tikri267 people
- Dhadka266 people
- Rakhalmara261 people
- Chilki260 people
- Jarkasol260 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaluka?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluka?70.0% (Census 2011)