# Bhul Village, Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Bhul

Bhul is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,147 people in 740 households**, the 4th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 4,147people (2011)
- 740households
- 57.8%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhul

Of every 100 households in Bhul in 2011, 17 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhul · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****5%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhul?

■ Bhul · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**934

Working population ****42.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 40.5% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (13%) · **■** Household industry 125 (7%) · **■** Other work 385 (22%) · **■** Marginal 830 (47%)

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 Purulia - I

- Chakaltor4,461 people
- Dimdiha4,266 people
- Garaphushara4,244 people
- Sindri3,957 people
- Manguria3,808 people
- Suklara3,730 people
- Damda3,302 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhul?4,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhul in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhul?57.8% (Census 2011)