# Balijana Village, Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Balijana

Balijana is a village in Bhagawangola - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,036 people in 243 households**, the 40th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,036people (2011)
- 243households
- 61.2%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balijana

Of every 100 households in Balijana in 2011, 7 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balijana · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**42%

Own their home ****67%**

**94%

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 Balijana?

■ Balijana · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1276**

**968

Working population ****28.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 62.6% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (24%) · **■** Marginal 30 (10%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Anupnagar1,286 people
- Arazi Nista1,234 people
- Joyrampur1,187 people
- Fulpur1,177 people
- Ranitala1,006 people
- Kamal Chak888 people
- Ramnapara865 people
- Dhwajamat861 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balijana?1,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijana in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balijana?61.2% (Census 2011)