# Balai Chak Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Balai Chak

Balai Chak is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **737 people in 171 households**, the 118th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 737people (2011)
- 171households
- 87.1%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balai Chak

Of every 100 households in Balai Chak in 2011, 30 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balai Chak · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Balai Chak?

■ Balai Chak · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**959

Working population ****32.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.5% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 39 (16%) · **■** Marginal 145 (60%)

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 Arambag

- Chhandra768 people
- Ruitchak765 people
- Gopinathpur760 people
- Gobra752 people
- Puisara733 people
- Rajhati729 people
- Dadanpur704 people
- Tatar Chak702 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balai Chak?737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balai Chak in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balai Chak?87.1% (Census 2011)