# Boalia Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Boalia

Boalia is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,165 people in 490 households**, the 41st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,165people (2011)
- 490households
- 70.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Boalia

Of every 100 households in Boalia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Boalia · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**28%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**69%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Boalia?

■ Boalia · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**987

Working population ****46.7%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 65.1% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (25%) · **■** Household industry 214 (21%) · **■** Other work 78 (8%) · **■** Marginal 216 (21%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Purbbabhatjangla2,315 people
- Satkulta2,250 people
- Kaya2,214 people
- Chapra Dignagar2,178 people
- Poragachha2,133 people
- Jeolgari2,128 people
- Bishnupur2,068 people
- Joania2,065 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Boalia?2,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boalia in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Boalia?70.3% (Census 2011)