# Balia Village, Haripal, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Haripal, Hugli 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Haripal sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,116 people in 763 households**, the 20th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 3,116people (2011)
- 763households
- 74.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 59 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Haripal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**39%

Tap water ****23%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**80%

Use banking services ****49%**

**55%

Television ****31%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Haripal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**983

Working population ****42.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 228 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 331 (25%) · **■** Marginal 455 (34%)

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 Haripal

- Khamar Chandi3,320 people
- Alipur3,294 people
- Ajodhya Kasipur3,267 people
- Anantapur3,119 people
- Paschim Joykrishnapur2,789 people
- Paschim Gopinathpur2,709 people
- Jamai Bati2,626 people
- Purbba Gopinathpur2,622 people

[All 153 villages in Haripal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/haripal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?3,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Hugli district (Haripal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?74.5% (Census 2011)