# Boalia Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Boalia

Boalia is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,589 people in 1,496 households**, the 4th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 6,589people (2011)
- 1,496households
- 73.5%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Boalia

Of every 100 households in Boalia in 2011, 53 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Boalia · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**31%

Tap water ****13%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**66%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**963

Working population ****37.5%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 66.8% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 532 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,034 (42%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 426 (17%) · **■** Marginal 441 (18%)

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 Santipur

- Gobindapur16,632 people
- Baganchara8,524 people
- Saguna7,874 people
- Charharipur5,882 people
- Chandra5,287 people
- Gayespur5,247 people
- Panpara5,156 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Boalia?6,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boalia in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Boalia?73.5% (Census 2011)