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

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Baga

Baga is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,893 people in 476 households**, the 36th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,893people (2011)
- 476households
- 84.7%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baga

Of every 100 households in Baga in 2011, 55 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baga · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****50%**

**48%

Television ****27%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Baga?

■ Baga · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**76.2%

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

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**948

Working population ****44.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 77.9% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 236 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (53%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 127 (15%)

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

- Dadpur2,053 people
- Itagar1,994 people
- Kamar Danga1,952 people
- Aschitpur1,929 people
- Paigachhi1,830 people
- Karinya1,817 people
- Moktarpur1,715 people
- Demar Gachha1,702 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baga?1,893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baga in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baga?84.7% (Census 2011)