# Balia Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,014 people in 1,414 households**, the 8th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 6,014people (2011)
- 1,414households
- 86.7%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 73 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**16%

Tap water ****11%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**86%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****40%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**937

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 82.2% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 288 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (20%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,063 (53%) · **■** Marginal 219 (11%)

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 Chakdah

- Chand Mari8,475 people
- Silinda7,741 people
- Hariankha6,585 people
- Rautari6,563 people
- Balagari Char5,305 people
- Dubra5,285 people
- Muratipur5,208 people
- Purba Bishnupur5,191 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?6,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?86.7% (Census 2011)