# Bhelaidih Village, Barabazar, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabazar, Puruliya 

# Bhelaidih

Bhelaidih is a village in Barabazar sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 113 households**, the 103rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 666people (2011)
- 113households
- 52.4%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhelaidih

Of every 100 households in Bhelaidih in 2011, 17 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhelaidih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**96%

Tap water ****7%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**85%

Use banking services ****90%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Bhelaidih?

■ Bhelaidih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**957

Working population ****62.6%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 39.0% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (11%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 285 (68%)

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

- Satsayerdih685 people
- Siarketya685 people
- Dhabera682 people
- Kansbahal676 people
- Ajodhya664 people
- Purihasa660 people
- Bhabanipur659 people
- Banabir656 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhelaidih?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelaidih in?Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelaidih?52.4% (Census 2011)