# Babla Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Babla

Babla is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 187 households**, the 91st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 718people (2011)
- 187households
- 60.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Babla

Of every 100 households in Babla in 2011, 21 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Babla · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**81%

Use banking services ****19%**

**48%

Television ****13%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****88%**

**94%

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 Babla?

■ Babla · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**948

Working population ****49.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (10%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 269 (76%)

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 Balagarh

- Batna840 people
- Hamjampur805 people
- Jasra781 people
- Khamargachhi733 people
- Digra711 people
- Simulia700 people
- Hatikanda682 people
- Matukpur657 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Babla?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babla in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Babla?60.8% (Census 2011)