# Balichak Village, Amta - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Amta - I, Haora 

# Balichak

Balichak is a village in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,304 people in 788 households**, the 16th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 3,304people (2011)
- 788households
- 80.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balichak

Of every 100 households in Balichak in 2011, 67 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balichak · ■ Amta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**79%

Use banking services ****57%**

**33%

Television ****41%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

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 Balichak?

■ Balichak · ■ Amta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**966

Working population ****37.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 76.1% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (17%) · **■** Household industry 128 (10%) · **■** Other work 703 (57%) · **■** Marginal 84 (7%)

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 Amta - I

- Kurit3,595 people
- Debandi3,524 people
- Ghoradaha3,515 people
- Chaltakhali3,366 people
- Jotkalyan3,237 people
- Khasnan3,221 people
- Anule3,196 people
- Dhurkhali3,195 people

[All 73 villages in Amta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balichak?3,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balichak in?Haora district (Amta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balichak?80.2% (Census 2011)