# Boalia Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Boalia

Boalia is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,696 people in 617 households**, the 26th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,696people (2011)
- 617households
- 71.8%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Boalia

Of every 100 households in Boalia in 2011, 23 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boalia · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**16%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**46%

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 Boalia?

■ Boalia · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**953

Working population ****40.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 64.6% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 257 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (10%) · **■** Marginal 403 (37%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Janipur3,097 people
- Gorakhpur3,039 people
- Kapsia3,027 people
- Mahammadpur2,993 people
- Jadupur2,668 people
- Baharabad2,640 people
- Enayatnagar2,492 people
- Kanaipur2,477 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Boalia?2,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boalia in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Boalia?71.8% (Census 2011)