# Balkudia Village, Padrauna, Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Padrauna, Kushinagar 

# Balkudia

Balkudia is a village in Padrauna sub-district of Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,822 people in 766 households**, the 52nd largest of 519 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 4,822people (2011)
- 766households
- 59.1%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balkudia

Of every 100 households in Balkudia in 2011, 19 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balkudia · ■ Padrauna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****22%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****86%**

**83%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Balkudia?

■ Balkudia · ■ Padrauna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**926

Working population ****24.0%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 45.1% for women. 35% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (12%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 181 (16%) · **■** Marginal 729 (63%)

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 Padrauna

- Mathia Alam4,982 people
- Khairi4,938 people
- Chhitauni4,904 people
- Ruari4,849 people
- Dumar Bhar4,805 people
- Jarar4,772 people
- Nebua Rai Ganj4,766 people
- Vijaipur4,624 people

[All 558 villages in Padrauna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kushinagar/padrauna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balkudia?4,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkudia in?Kushinagar district (Padrauna sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balkudia?59.1% (Census 2011)