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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Pollapara

Pollapara is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 156 households**, the 132nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 619people (2011)
- 156households
- 79.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pollapara

Of every 100 households in Pollapara in 2011, 44 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pollapara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

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

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pollapara?

■ Pollapara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**965

Working population ****34.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 72.9% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (24%) · **■** Marginal 20 (9%)

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

- Khashpur638 people
- Siala638 people
- Chhiail636 people
- Chak Sidal621 people
- Chhoto Raghunathpur590 people
- Mamna590 people
- Asair588 people
- Jotejagat585 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pollapara?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pollapara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pollapara?79.9% (Census 2011)