# Balishira Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balishira

Balishira is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **539 people in 122 households**, the 77th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 539people (2011)
- 122households
- 51.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balishira

Of every 100 households in Balishira in 2011, 20 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balishira · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balishira?

■ Balishira · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****40.8%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 45.6% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (25%) · **■** Other work 33 (15%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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 Binpur - I

- Amkala559 people
- Dasbandh551 people
- Kank Para541 people
- Bhulka540 people
- Ladhasol539 people
- Kadam Khundi538 people
- Saersahi536 people
- Barajamda534 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balishira?539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balishira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balishira?51.8% (Census 2011)