# Balki Village, Swarupnagar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Swarupnagar, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Balki

Balki is a village in Swarupnagar sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 479 households**, the 38th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,034people (2011)
- 479households
- 73.9%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balki

Of every 100 households in Balki in 2011, 34 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balki · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**25%

Tap water ****95%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Balki?

■ Balki · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**956

Working population ****31.1%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (68%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 111 (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 Swarupnagar

- Kapileshwarpur2,403 people
- Bayar Ghata2,385 people
- Khardda Singa2,221 people
- Gobra2,115 people
- Khalsi2,007 people
- Dobila1,982 people
- Bhekulia1,951 people
- Pubali1,918 people

[All 65 villages in Swarupnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/swarupnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balki?2,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balki in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Swarupnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balki?73.9% (Census 2011)