# Uttar Balakura Village, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Uttar Balakura

Uttar Balakura is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 291 households**, the 77th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 291households
- 79.0%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Balakura

Of every 100 households in Uttar Balakura in 2011, 54 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Balakura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**49%

Television ****23%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**34%

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 Uttar Balakura?

■ Uttar Balakura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**949

Working population ****39.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 73.8% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (19%) · **■** Marginal 64 (14%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Panchadhwaji1,265 people
- Rajakhora1,242 people
- Karishal1,230 people
- Gokunda1,225 people
- Nagar Bhangni1,147 people
- Chhota Natabari1,091 people
- Atharabari1,044 people
- Boradanga989 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Balakura?1,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Balakura in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Balakura?79.0% (Census 2011)