# Boaldaha Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Boaldaha

Boaldaha is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,889 people in 631 households**, the 14th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,889people (2011)
- 631households
- 76.9%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Boaldaha

Of every 100 households in Boaldaha in 2011, 58 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boaldaha · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**27%

Television ****30%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Boaldaha?

■ Boaldaha · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**936

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (1%) · **■** Household industry 338 (28%) · **■** Other work 425 (35%) · **■** Marginal 229 (19%)

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 Gangarampur

- Maharajpur3,351 people
- Kadighat3,329 people
- Karial3,038 people
- Katatair3,020 people
- Nehamba2,836 people
- Keshabpur2,834 people
- Ashokgram2,632 people
- Jahangirpur2,560 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Boaldaha?2,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boaldaha in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Boaldaha?76.9% (Census 2011)