# Balishwar Village, Nanoor, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nanoor, Birbhum 

# Balishwar

Balishwar is a village in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 247 households**, the 66th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 247households
- 65.9%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balishwar

Of every 100 households in Balishwar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balishwar · ■ Nanoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**23%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****28%**

**61%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**33%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Balishwar?

■ Balishwar · ■ Nanoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1614**

**968

Working population ****41.2%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 206 (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 Nanoor

- Bhepur1,298 people
- Maheshgram1,272 people
- Srikrishnapur1,243 people
- Kurchandi1,226 people
- Angora1,080 people
- Beli1,064 people
- Gomra1,050 people
- Bergram1,048 people

[All 137 villages in Nanoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nanoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balishwar?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balishwar in?Birbhum district (Nanoor sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balishwar?65.9% (Census 2011)