# Balitora Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balitora

Balitora is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 218 households**, the 72nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,152people (2011)
- 218households
- 90.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balitora

Of every 100 households in Balitora in 2011, 87 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Balitora · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**38%

Tap water ****47%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**25%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****64%**

**59%

Television ****46%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

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 Balitora?

■ Balitora · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1538**

**972

Working population ****44.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 84.0% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 79 (15%) · **■** Other work 68 (13%) · **■** Marginal 295 (57%)

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 Daspur - I

- Shrirampur1,186 people
- Jaykrishnapur1,176 people
- Dharmmasagar1,156 people
- Barjalalpur1,155 people
- Gokulnagar1,138 people
- Hosenpur1,133 people
- Durgapur1,119 people
- Majlishpur1,119 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balitora?1,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balitora in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balitora?90.3% (Census 2011)