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

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Balagarh

Balagarh is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,365 people in 552 households**, the 21st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,365people (2011)
- 552households
- 90.4%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balagarh

Of every 100 households in Balagarh in 2011, 86 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balagarh · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**40%

Tap water ****22%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**81%

Use banking services ****52%**

**48%

Television ****62%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balagarh?

■ Balagarh · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**948

Working population ****32.8%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 87.6% for women. 61% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 129 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (14%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 457 (59%) · **■** Marginal 73 (9%)

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

- Kamalpur2,962 people
- Ektarpur2,914 people
- Dwarpara2,529 people
- Ichhapura2,490 people
- Dhak Chhara2,317 people
- Bankipur2,285 people
- Masara2,268 people
- Kamarpara2,209 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balagarh?2,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagarh in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balagarh?90.4% (Census 2011)