# Batika, Hugli (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Hugli, West Bengal 

# Batika

Batika is a town in Pandua sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **8,717 people** in 2,178 households. Literacy was 82.4%.

- 8,717people (2011)
- 2,178households
- 82.4%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Population of Batika

■ Batika · ■ Hugli urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**948

Working population ****37.7%**

**36.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Batika

Of every 100 households in Batika in 2011, 71 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Batika · ■ Hugli urban average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**6%

Tap water ****42%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**18%

Use banking services ****67%**

**72%

Television ****54%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**76%

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 people in Batika work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,322 (71%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Farming 530 (16%) · **■** Marginal 381 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Batika?8,717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batika in?Hugli district, West Bengal