# Balipur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Balipur

Balipur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,253 people in 1,875 households**, the 3rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 8,253people (2011)
- 1,875households
- 77.9%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balipur

Of every 100 households in Balipur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balipur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

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

**16%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**36%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Balipur?

■ Balipur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**950

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 539 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (15%) · **■** Household industry 106 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,075 (38%) · **■** Marginal 681 (24%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Ghoshpur19,014 people
- Pol11,038 people
- Purbba Thakurani Chak7,076 people
- Mainan5,623 people
- Purbba Radhanagar5,582 people
- Paschim Thakurani Chak5,514 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balipur?8,253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balipur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balipur?77.9% (Census 2011)