# Bolla Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bolla

Bolla is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,836 people in 727 households**, the 6th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,836people (2011)
- 727households
- 68.7%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bolla

Of every 100 households in Bolla in 2011, 34 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bolla · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**65%

Tap water ****30%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Bolla?

■ Bolla · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**965

Working population ****45.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 262 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (25%) · **■** Household industry 123 (10%) · **■** Other work 448 (35%) · **■** Marginal 129 (10%)

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 Balurghat

- Khidirpur5,419 people
- Kamarpara3,203 people
- Uttar Khanpur2,895 people
- Amritakhanda2,863 people
- Durgapur2,814 people
- Bara Raghunathpur2,763 people
- Faridpur2,362 people
- Jalghar2,310 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bolla?2,836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolla in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bolla?68.7% (Census 2011)