# Balta Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Balta

Balta is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 183 households**, the 78th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 766people (2011)
- 183households
- 62.0%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balta

Of every 100 households in Balta in 2011, 47 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balta · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**42%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balta?

■ Balta · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1576**

**947

Working population ****45.6%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 243 (70%)

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

- Jahanabad904 people
- Dhalla883 people
- Nripatigram821 people
- Paschim Narayanpur816 people
- Bilati749 people
- Udaypur741 people
- Mirzapur732 people
- Amladihi731 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balta?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balta in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balta?62.0% (Census 2011)