# Bhekutia Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Bhekutia

Bhekutia is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 54 households**, the 138th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 270people (2011)
- 54households
- 88.4%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhekutia

Of every 100 households in Bhekutia in 2011, 67 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhekutia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**27%

Own their home ****83%**

**94%

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 Bhekutia?

■ Bhekutia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**948

Working population ****30.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 83.6% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (63%) · **■** Other work 14 (17%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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 - III

- Kajli297 people
- Khalbanamalipur297 people
- Ranichak297 people
- Ukil Chak279 people
- Ichhagere249 people
- Nayapara243 people
- Kadua218 people
- Chhota Naoai214 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhekutia?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhekutia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhekutia?88.4% (Census 2011)