# Balagarh Village, Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli 

# Balagarh

Balagarh is a village in Chinsurah - Magra sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 110 households**, the 44th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 522people (2011)
- 110households
- 92.4%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balagarh

Of every 100 households in Balagarh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Balagarh · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**51%

Use banking services ****96%**

**53%

Television ****96%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

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

**13%

Own their home ****90%**

**89%

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 · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1643**

**953

Working population ****29.1%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 87.5% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (91%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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 Chinsurah - Magra

- Mamudpur786 people
- Minajpur780 people
- Akna571 people
- Gannegar548 people
- Hediapota395 people
- Dadpur364 people
- Raypur346 people
- Bansberia250 people

[All 52 villages in Chinsurah - Magra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chinsurah-magra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balagarh?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagarh in?Hugli district (Chinsurah - Magra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balagarh?92.4% (Census 2011)