# Bahulia Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bahulia

Bahulia is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 203 households**, the 55th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,018people (2011)
- 203households
- 85.6%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahulia

Of every 100 households in Bahulia in 2011, 46 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahulia · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Bahulia?

■ Bahulia · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**956

Working population ****30.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 76.3% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (36%) · **■** Marginal 110 (35%)

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 Contai - I

- Betgerya1,055 people
- Gamartalia1,050 people
- Hari Pur1,050 people
- Mahishgot1,033 people
- Bhandu Basan1,014 people
- Maisali1,002 people
- Ugrasenbar991 people
- Gimagere956 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahulia?1,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahulia?85.6% (Census 2011)