# Bhalukgajar Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Bhalukgajar

Bhalukgajar is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 100 households**, the 131st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 483people (2011)
- 100households
- 53.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalukgajar

Of every 100 households in Bhalukgajar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhalukgajar · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****0%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhalukgajar?

■ Bhalukgajar · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****33.1%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 37.1% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 129 (81%)

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 Kashipur

- Madhuapatra517 people
- Ulubera517 people
- Mahulkoka504 people
- Bhatuikend499 people
- Naphar Mandaldi479 people
- Pathardiha479 people
- Kultore476 people
- Kelahi454 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalukgajar?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalukgajar in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalukgajar?53.8% (Census 2011)