# Balasundar Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Balasundar

Balasundar is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,811 people in 881 households**, the 33rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 3,811people (2011)
- 881households
- 66.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balasundar

Of every 100 households in Balasundar in 2011, 29 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balasundar · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**28%

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

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**20%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Balasundar?

■ Balasundar · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**941

Working population ****39.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 360 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (27%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 307 (20%) · **■** Marginal 429 (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 Falakata

- Malsagaon3,926 people
- Gokulnagar3,924 people
- Alinagar3,917 people
- Harinathpur3,844 people
- Badaitari3,788 people
- Kadambini Tea Garden3,765 people
- Bhutnir Ghat3,718 people
- Paschim Salkumar3,693 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balasundar?3,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balasundar in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balasundar?66.2% (Census 2011)