# Bhalu Village, Bundwan, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Bhalu

Bhalu is a village in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 265 households**, the 17th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,307people (2011)
- 265households
- 68.8%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalu

Of every 100 households in Bhalu in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhalu · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****5%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bhalu?

■ Bhalu · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****41.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 52.7% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (19%) · **■** Household industry 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 161 (30%)

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 Bundwan

- Haludbani1,405 people
- Mangal1,400 people
- Udalbani1,365 people
- Roladi1,332 people
- Dhabani1,275 people
- Rithugora1,208 people
- Chandra1,193 people
- Bhamragora1,168 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalu?1,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalu in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalu?68.8% (Census 2011)