# Balgana Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Balgana

Balgana is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,203 people in 1,706 households**, the 6th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 7,203people (2011)
- 1,706households
- 70.7%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balgana

Of every 100 households in Balgana in 2011, 34 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balgana · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****43%**

**57%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Balgana?

■ Balgana · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**953

Working population ****37.9%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 66.3% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 500 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 847 (31%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 527 (19%) · **■** Marginal 810 (30%)

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 Bhatar

- Bara Belun11,261 people
- Eruar10,863 people
- Bamsor7,997 people
- Nasigram7,503 people
- Banpash6,702 people
- Bhatakul5,607 people
- Muratipur5,516 people
- Kashipur5,457 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balgana?7,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balgana in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balgana?70.7% (Census 2011)