# Balia Village, Bankura - I, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bankura - I, Bankura 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 300 households**, the 16th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 1,460people (2011)
- 300households
- 70.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 54 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**68%

Use banking services ****19%**

**35%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**961

Working population ****36.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (36%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 145 (27%) · **■** Marginal 82 (15%)

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 Bankura - I

- Shushunia1,680 people
- Jalhari1,584 people
- Kargahir1,473 people
- Gauripur1,468 people
- Dhulidihi1,334 people
- Dakshinbankati1,312 people
- Darpanagar1,307 people
- Gosaindihi1,302 people

[All 150 villages in Bankura - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?1,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?70.2% (Census 2011)