# Falea Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Falea

Falea is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,944 people in 1,640 households**, the 3rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 6,944people (2011)
- 1,640households
- 55.2%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Falea

Of every 100 households in Falea in 2011, 0 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Falea · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**24%

Tap water ****30%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Falea?

■ Falea · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**970

Working population ****45.1%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 48.2% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 884 (28%) · **■** Household industry 735 (23%) · **■** Other work 271 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,084 (35%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Majida9,267 people
- Chupi7,159 people
- Sinhari6,911 people
- Nimdaha6,873 people
- Parulia6,447 people
- Biswarambha6,169 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Falea?6,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Falea in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Falea?55.2% (Census 2011)