# Bala Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bala

Bala is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,604 people in 1,010 households**, the 3rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 4,604people (2011)
- 1,010households
- 79.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bala

Of every 100 households in Bala in 2011, 37 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bala · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**63%

Tap water ****24%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****30%**

**54%

Television ****15%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Bala?

■ Bala · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**974

Working population ****36.9%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 73.1% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 542 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 416 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (7%) · **■** Marginal 616 (36%)

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 - II

- Krishnapur6,083 people
- Jhakra4,993 people
- Murakata4,411 people
- Kuapur3,215 people
- Dhanyagachhi3,000 people
- Kenchkapur2,863 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bala?4,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bala?79.5% (Census 2011)