# Bhalia Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Bhalia

Bhalia is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,452 people in 554 households**, the 35th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,452people (2011)
- 554households
- 77.3%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalia

Of every 100 households in Bhalia in 2011, 75 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhalia · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**30%

Tap water ****3%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****33%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhalia?

■ Bhalia · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**959

Working population ****35.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 69.2% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 321 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (25%) · **■** Marginal 219 (25%)

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

- Kanpur2,657 people
- Shyamgram2,586 people
- Chak Hazi2,549 people
- Panpet2,487 people
- Ashanpur2,451 people
- Karui2,395 people
- Maminpur2,375 people
- Benga2,374 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalia?2,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalia in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalia?77.3% (Census 2011)