# Bhushna Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhushna

Bhushna is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,147 people in 821 households**, the 8th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 4,147people (2011)
- 821households
- 75.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhushna

Of every 100 households in Bhushna in 2011, 37 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhushna · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**41%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**84%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**37%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Bhushna?

■ Bhushna · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**937

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 72.4% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 710 (51%) · **■** Marginal 588 (42%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Nainan5,144 people
- Ramnagar4,655 people
- Bishra4,274 people
- Chandnagar4,156 people
- Gopalpur4,118 people
- Sarisha3,883 people
- Durgapur3,782 people
- Bhaduria3,709 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhushna?4,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhushna in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhushna?75.8% (Census 2011)