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

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Balla

Balla is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,743 people in 391 households**, the 37th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,743people (2011)
- 391households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balla

Of every 100 households in Balla in 2011, 11 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balla · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**34%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**83%

Use banking services ****82%**

**67%

Television ****30%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Balla?

■ Balla · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**950

Working population ****38.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.2% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (45%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 165 (24%)

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

- Uchitpur1,838 people
- Banagram1,834 people
- Bokra1,834 people
- Bansa1,811 people
- Bayra1,725 people
- Babarakpur1,712 people
- Sahajpur1,712 people
- Hijalna1,685 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balla?1,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balla in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balla?79.5% (Census 2011)