# Balaghat Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Balaghat

Balaghat is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,485 people in 364 households**, the 42nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,485people (2011)
- 364households
- 67.7%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balaghat

Of every 100 households in Balaghat in 2011, 2 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balaghat · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**41%

Tap water ****33%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Balaghat?

■ Balaghat · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**940

Working population ****37.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (50%) · **■** Household industry 37 (7%) · **■** Other work 50 (9%) · **■** Marginal 27 (5%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Rajarkuthi1,797 people
- Chhatoa1,599 people
- Chhalapak1,557 people
- Bhuchungmari1,541 people
- Chengmari1,380 people
- Dwarikamari1,338 people
- Ghogar Kuthi Dwitia Khanda1,303 people
- Chhat Genduguri1,187 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balaghat?1,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaghat in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balaghat?67.7% (Census 2011)