# Balabati Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Balabati

Balabati is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 168 households**, the 83rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 740people (2011)
- 168households
- 75.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balabati

Of every 100 households in Balabati in 2011, 80 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balabati · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**70%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

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 Balabati?

■ Balabati · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**960

Working population ****60.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 68.6% for women. 68% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 270 (60%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Syamadanga822 people
- Angram820 people
- Shikarpur815 people
- Doargan752 people
- Shibrambati726 people
- Karimpur718 people
- Gopinathpur694 people
- Banamalipur661 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balabati?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balabati in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balabati?75.0% (Census 2011)