# Bala Kuthi Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Bala Kuthi

Bala Kuthi is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,424 people in 1,252 households**, the 9th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 5,424people (2011)
- 1,252households
- 76.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bala Kuthi

Of every 100 households in Bala Kuthi in 2011, 40 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bala Kuthi · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**31%

Tap water ****32%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**21%

Television ****22%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**40%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Bala Kuthi?

■ Bala Kuthi · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**960

Working population ****36.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 72.2% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 360 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (12%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 939 (48%) · **■** Marginal 409 (21%)

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 - II

- Bara Salbari8,224 people
- Mahishkuchi7,192 people
- Basraja Pratham Khanda6,251 people
- Mansai6,046 people
- Jaldhoa5,042 people
- Bara Kodali5,009 people
- Bhandijalas5,002 people
- Dhaldabri4,582 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bala Kuthi?5,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bala Kuthi in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bala Kuthi?76.8% (Census 2011)