# Balananda, Patrasayer, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patrasayer, Bankura 

# Balananda

Balananda is a village in [Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 42 households**, the 143rd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 207people (2011)
- 42households
- 61.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balananda

Of every 100 households in Balananda in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balananda · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balananda?

■ Balananda · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1714**

**946

Working population ****51.2%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 44.9% for women. 68% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 96 (91%)

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 Patrasayer

- Shankar Pur248 people
- Dhamsa246 people
- Dihila Pur239 people
- Hajra Bandh235 people
- Sain Buni193 people
- Khejurmura146 people
- Kendgare131 people
- Bandar Konda106 people

[All 160 villages in Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balananda?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balananda in?Bankura district (Patrasayer sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balananda?61.2% (Census 2011)