# Balagar Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Balagar

Balagar is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,076 people in 526 households**, the 26th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 2,076people (2011)
- 526households
- 76.1%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balagar

Of every 100 households in Balagar in 2011, 16 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balagar · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****20%**

**67%

Television ****6%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

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 Balagar?

■ Balagar · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226**

**950

Working population ****57.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 68.5% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (7%) · **■** Marginal 549 (46%)

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 Raina - I

- Dhamas2,289 people
- Chak Purohit2,230 people
- Gopalpur2,207 people
- Uttar Mohanpur2,185 people
- Rasuikhanda2,044 people
- Netrakhanda2,029 people
- Madanagar2,012 people
- Gopinathpur1,888 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balagar?2,076 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagar in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balagar?76.1% (Census 2011)