# Bahalia Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bahalia

Bahalia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 144 households**, the 111th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 533people (2011)
- 144households
- 71.7%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahalia

Of every 100 households in Bahalia in 2011, 69 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahalia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

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 Bahalia?

■ Bahalia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**963

Working population ****46.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 63.1% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 221 (90%)

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 Dantan - I

- Doyasti555 people
- Barampura547 people
- Dobisa543 people
- Dhalhara542 people
- Markundapur528 people
- Mirzapur514 people
- Kharakhai504 people
- Kusturia485 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahalia?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahalia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahalia?71.7% (Census 2011)