# Balisha Village, Habra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Balisha

Balisha is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,480 people in 541 households**, the 20th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 2,480people (2011)
- 541households
- 79.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balisha

Of every 100 households in Balisha in 2011, 69 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balisha · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**38%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Balisha?

■ Balisha · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**962

Working population ****34.5%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (36%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 177 (21%) · **■** Marginal 197 (23%)

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 Habra - II

- Sabdalpur3,049 people
- Tengra2,878 people
- Patdanga2,831 people
- Talsa2,537 people
- Khasdelpur2,425 people
- Mena2,274 people
- Chandigachha2,211 people
- Chapra2,208 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balisha?2,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balisha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balisha?79.2% (Census 2011)