# Batia Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Batia

Batia is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 537 households**, the 25th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 2,308people (2011)
- 537households
- 61.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Batia

Of every 100 households in Batia in 2011, 19 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Batia · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****79%**

**46%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Batia?

■ Batia · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146**

**983

Working population ****32.2%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 53.7% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (25%) · **■** Marginal 151 (20%)

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 Murarai - I

- Makoa2,668 people
- Paschim Simlapara2,635 people
- Kanakpur2,546 people
- Ruprampur2,488 people
- Gopalpur2,285 people
- Na-Ani Gangadda2,120 people
- Kalitara2,063 people
- Raghunathpur2,052 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Batia?2,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batia in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Batia?61.8% (Census 2011)