# Babla Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Babla

Babla is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,875 people in 597 households**, the 26th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,875people (2011)
- 597households
- 66.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Babla

Of every 100 households in Babla in 2011, 56 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babla · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

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 Babla?

■ Babla · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**966

Working population ****48.0%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (9%) · **■** Household industry 273 (20%) · **■** Other work 498 (36%) · **■** Marginal 471 (34%)

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 Kaliachak - II

- Jot Doman3,211 people
- Debipur3,182 people
- Pratappur3,007 people
- Shyamdaspur2,890 people
- Dulalganj2,513 people
- Purba Sripur2,198 people
- Chak Protappur2,084 people
- Dharampur1,907 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Babla?2,875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babla in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Babla?66.1% (Census 2011)