# Loa Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Loa

Loa is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,690 people in 899 households**, the 13th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 3,690people (2011)
- 899households
- 66.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Loa

Of every 100 households in Loa in 2011, 50 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Loa · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****14%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Loa?

■ Loa · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**957

Working population ****45.8%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 59.0% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (14%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,144 (68%)

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 Galsi - I

- Ramgopalpur4,362 people
- Bharatpur4,274 people
- Kolkol4,025 people
- Dharmapura3,953 people
- Simnari3,663 people
- Shaldanga3,604 people
- Maro3,461 people
- Krishnarampur3,267 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Loa?3,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loa in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Loa?66.1% (Census 2011)