# Bilsa Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Bilsa

Bilsa is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 116 households**, the 134th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 515people (2011)
- 116households
- 73.9%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilsa

Of every 100 households in Bilsa in 2011, 77 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilsa · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**85%

Use banking services ****92%**

**57%

Television ****55%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bilsa?

■ Bilsa · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**961

Working population ****38.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (56%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Majhigaon545 people
- Paschim Sundarpur527 people
- Layekpur525 people
- Dakshin Chandipur522 people
- Chhota Sangra508 people
- Gangpur505 people
- Somdanga501 people
- Junedpur500 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilsa?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilsa in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilsa?73.9% (Census 2011)