# Bhalukdih Village, Barabazar, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabazar, Puruliya 

# Bhalukdih

Bhalukdih is a village in Barabazar sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 67 households**, the 164th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 332people (2011)
- 67households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,184females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalukdih

Of every 100 households in Bhalukdih in 2011, 66 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalukdih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****9%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhalukdih?

■ Bhalukdih · ■ Barabazar rural average

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

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1184**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**957

Working population ****59.0%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 62.0% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 144 (73%)

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 Barabazar

- Salghati364 people
- Ramkanali357 people
- Motiramdih341 people
- Sarajang340 people
- Patpur320 people
- Dhadikidih317 people
- Kristanagar310 people
- Muradi310 people

[All 215 villages in Barabazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/barabazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalukdih?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalukdih in?Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalukdih?75.7% (Census 2011)