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

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Balarampur

Balarampur is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **34,113 people in 8,262 households**, the 1st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 34,113people (2011)
- 8,262households
- 74.2%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balarampur

Of every 100 households in Balarampur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balarampur · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**41%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**23%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Balarampur?

■ Balarampur · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**940

Working population ****36.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 68.0% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3,455 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,822 (30%) · **■** Household industry 370 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,503 (20%) · **■** Marginal 2,411 (19%)

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

- Andaran Phulbari18,261 people
- Ghogarkuthi Pratham Khanda10,826 people
- Balabhut10,008 people
- Chilakhana9,263 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 Balarampur?34,113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarampur in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balarampur?74.2% (Census 2011)