# Balarpur Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Balarpur

Balarpur is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 41 households**, the 121st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 157people (2011)
- 41households
- 88.4%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balarpur

Of every 100 households in Balarpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balarpur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**32%

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

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****68%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balarpur?

■ Balarpur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**947

Working population ****39.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 85.1% for women. 68% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (8%) · **■** Other work 12 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (39%)

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 Illambazar

- Dhulpur178 people
- Harishchandrapur171 people
- Radha Ballabhpur171 people
- Karchadihi164 people
- Baruipur Mehediganja149 people
- Nelegar103 people
- Satlapur76 people
- Mundira49 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balarpur?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarpur in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balarpur?88.4% (Census 2011)