Bhalka Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhalka is a village situated in Dinhata - I block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 748 families residing in the village Bhalka. The total population of Bhalka is 3,180 out of which 1,655 are males and 1,525 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhalka is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhalka village is 364 which is 11% of the total population. There are 184 male children and 180 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhalka is 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (921) of Bhalka village.

Population
3,180
Families
748
Literacy
62.39%
Sex Ratio
921

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhalka is 62.4%. Thus Bhalka village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 68.32% and the female literacy rate is 55.91% in Bhalka village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhalka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bhalka Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhalka village.

Total Male Female
Children 364 184 180
Literacy 62.39% 68.32% 55.91%
Scheduled Caste 1,728 897 831
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,423 650 773

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhalka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhalka village out of total population, 1,326 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,326 workers engaged in Main Work, 323 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 484 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 938 788 150
Cultivators 323 301 22
Agriculture Labourer 484 371 113
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 127 112 15
Marginal Workers 388 275 113
Non Working 1,854 592 1,262

Nearby Villages to Bhalka,

Below are the list of villages near Bhalka village in Dinhata - I.

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