# Balna Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Balna

Balna is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 98 households**, the 69th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 373people (2011)
- 98households
- 67.7%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balna

Of every 100 households in Balna in 2011, 27 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balna · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**66%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**40%

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

**6%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****17%**

**66%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Balna?

■ Balna · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**953

Working population ****58.4%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 56.1% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (10%) · **■** Other work 19 (9%) · **■** Marginal 177 (81%)

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 - II

- Nabagram503 people
- Gopalpur384 people
- Khanhati381 people
- Sanota377 people
- Atushi199 people
- Chakalam175 people
- Dalpur116 people
- Mauri95 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balna?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balna in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balna?67.7% (Census 2011)