# Balupur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Balupur

Balupur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,808 people in 2,219 households**, the 3rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 10,808people (2011)
- 2,219households
- 61.9%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balupur

Of every 100 households in Balupur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balupur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**73%

Tap water ****62%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**24%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Balupur?

■ Balupur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**959

Working population ****32.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 718 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 879 (25%) · **■** Household industry 103 (3%) · **■** Other work 943 (27%) · **■** Marginal 892 (25%)

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 Ratua - I

- Bhado17,190 people
- Gadai Maharajpur15,023 people
- Maniknagar8,877 people
- Rukundipur7,260 people
- Kamalpur6,802 people
- Kankot6,491 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balupur?10,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balupur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balupur?61.9% (Census 2011)