# Balpai Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Balpai

Balpai is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,856 people in 1,242 households**, the 12th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 5,856people (2011)
- 1,242households
- 79.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balpai

Of every 100 households in Balpai in 2011, 46 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balpai · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****50%**

**47%

Television ****23%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balpai?

■ Balpai · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**950

Working population ****35.2%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 73.6% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 265 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (19%) · **■** Household industry 95 (5%) · **■** Other work 715 (35%) · **■** Marginal 587 (28%)

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 - II

- Rajhati6,677 people
- Natibpur6,466 people
- Palashpai6,450 people
- Routkhana6,114 people
- Kaknan5,833 people
- Mostafapur5,670 people
- Marakhana5,526 people
- Hirapur5,486 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balpai?5,856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balpai in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balpai?79.6% (Census 2011)