Bhaluka Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhaluka is a village situated in Harischandrapur - II block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,712 families residing in the village Bhaluka. The total population of Bhaluka is 8,076 out of which 4,214 are males and 3,862 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhaluka is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhaluka village is 1218 which is 15% of the total population. There are 619 male children and 599 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhaluka is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Bhaluka village.

Population
8,076
Families
1,712
Literacy
66.93%
Sex Ratio
916

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhaluka is 66.9%. Thus Bhaluka village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 75.74% and the female literacy rate is 57.22% in Bhaluka village.

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

Bhaluka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,218 619 599
Literacy 66.93% 75.74% 57.22%
Scheduled Caste 1,684 872 812
Scheduled Tribe 370 201 169
Illiterate 3,486 1,491 1,995

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.6% of total population in Bhaluka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhaluka village out of total population, 2,510 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,510 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 301 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,835 1,701 134
Cultivators 135 134 1
Agriculture Labourer 301 266 35
Household Industries 32 32 0
Other Workers 1,367 1,269 98
Marginal Workers 675 482 193
Non Working 5,566 2,031 3,535

Nearby Villages to Bhaluka,

Below are the list of villages near Bhaluka village in Harischandrapur - II.

Village Population
Parbhaluka 248
Degun 1,665
Fatepur 10,423
Kariali 5,467
Jagannathpur 7,310
Mashaldaha 3,889
Talgachhi 7,829
Mohanpur 5,963
Bhairabpur 3,580
Talbangrua 8,235

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