# Bhalian Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Bhalian

Bhalian is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,300 people in 541 households**, the 16th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,300people (2011)
- 541households
- 74.3%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalian

Of every 100 households in Bhalian in 2011, 35 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalian · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Bhalian?

■ Bhalian · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1168**

**961

Working population ****36.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 70.6% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (13%) · **■** Marginal 413 (50%)

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 Sainthia

- Deoash2,493 people
- Iswarpur2,449 people
- Harpalsa2,403 people
- Mahishdahari2,320 people
- Paschim Naoapara2,288 people
- Paharpur2,247 people
- Hatara2,098 people
- Derpur2,066 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalian?2,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalian in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalian?74.3% (Census 2011)