# Bhulki Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhulki

Bhulki is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,193 people in 773 households**, the 10th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 5,193people (2011)
- 773households
- 64.3%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhulki

Of every 100 households in Bhulki in 2011, 40 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhulki · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**19%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**28%

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 Bhulki?

■ Bhulki · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**943

Working population ****37.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 58.7% for women. 42% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 357 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (17%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 712 (36%) · **■** Marginal 516 (26%)

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 Karandighi

- Bagela6,122 people
- Sabdhan5,834 people
- Bajargaon5,296 people
- Kochara5,256 people
- Andharia5,011 people
- Kamartor4,995 people
- Sohar4,893 people
- Fatepur4,676 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhulki?5,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhulki in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhulki?64.3% (Census 2011)