# Budhakhali Village, Namkhana – Population & Literacy

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Village · Namkhana, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Budhakhali

Budhakhali is a village in Namkhana sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,195 people in 1,183 households**, the 20th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 5,195people (2011)
- 1,183households
- 86.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Budhakhali

Of every 100 households in Budhakhali in 2011, 56 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Budhakhali · ■ Namkhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**26%

Tap water ****21%**

**4%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Budhakhali?

■ Budhakhali · ■ Namkhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**959

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 80.2% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 484 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (17%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 546 (28%) · **■** Marginal 544 (28%)

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 Namkhana

- Dakshin Chandranagar5,719 people
- Kusumtala5,663 people
- Dakshin Durgapur5,439 people
- Radhanagar5,292 people
- Rajnagar5,055 people
- Bijaybati4,891 people
- Uttar Chandanpiri4,751 people
- Bagdanga4,160 people

[All 39 villages in Namkhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/namkhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Budhakhali?5,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Budhakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Namkhana sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Budhakhali?86.5% (Census 2011)