# Balia Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,390 people in 290 households**, the 13th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,390people (2011)
- 290households
- 74.7%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**940

Working population ****32.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 69.3% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (11%) · **■** Marginal 169 (38%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Belaberya1,685 people
- Ambi1,606 people
- Askola1,564 people
- Shona Konia1,535 people
- Rantua Urf Kalsa1,321 people
- Dhadangri1,320 people
- Naupara1,306 people
- Gohalura1,298 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?1,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?74.7% (Census 2011)