# Balgana Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Balgana

Balgana is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,141 people in 729 households**, the 11th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 3,141people (2011)
- 729households
- 72.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balgana

Of every 100 households in Balgana in 2011, 74 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balgana · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**41%

Tap water ****74%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**68%

Use banking services ****98%**

**63%

Television ****35%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**980

Working population ****37.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 62.3% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (26%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (13%) · **■** Marginal 617 (52%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Ichhlabad3,984 people
- Amra3,700 people
- Palsit3,578 people
- Kandarsona3,362 people
- Palasi3,081 people
- Khargram3,015 people
- Karanda3,013 people
- Tatkhanda2,837 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balgana?3,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balgana in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balgana?72.1% (Census 2011)