# Balsa Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Balsa

Balsa is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,312 people in 383 households**, the 45th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,312people (2011)
- 383households
- 63.7%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balsa

Of every 100 households in Balsa in 2011, 41 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balsa · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**56%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Balsa?

■ Balsa · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**942

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (75%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (10%) · **■** Marginal 56 (13%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Bara Gare1,437 people
- Isira1,431 people
- Harirampur1,384 people
- Popara1,315 people
- Dhalla1,290 people
- Ambha1,283 people
- Uttar Narayanpur1,247 people
- Rambhadrapur1,153 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balsa?1,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsa in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balsa?63.7% (Census 2011)