# Balinagar Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balinagar

Balinagar is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 139 households**, the 85th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 537people (2011)
- 139households
- 73.2%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balinagar

Of every 100 households in Balinagar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balinagar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**20%

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 Balinagar?

■ Balinagar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1219**

**950

Working population ****35.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 68.8% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (18%) · **■** Marginal 58 (31%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Mohanpur576 people
- Bhandaria570 people
- Dhuledanga547 people
- Kalapat542 people
- Sitasol517 people
- Satitetul505 people
- Belgerya504 people
- Daulatpur490 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balinagar?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balinagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balinagar?73.2% (Census 2011)