# Balia Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,808 people in 662 households**, the 12th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,808people (2011)
- 662households
- 68.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 39 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**55%

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

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**46%

Tap water ****9%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****15%**

**62%

Television ****18%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**16%

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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**963

Working population ****46.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 59.2% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 178 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (10%) · **■** Marginal 560 (43%)

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 Kalna - II

- Tehata2,937 people
- Bara Baharkuli2,921 people
- Hanspukur2,882 people
- Hatgachha2,831 people
- Shrirampur2,699 people
- Pathar Ghata2,616 people
- Mirhat2,541 people
- Balindar2,534 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?2,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?68.6% (Census 2011)