# Balia Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 122 households**, the 94th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 531people (2011)
- 122households
- 73.5%literacy
- 1,176females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**34%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**979

Working population ****56.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 63.5% for women. 52% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 243 (81%)

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 Jhargram

- Jambedia543 people
- Bagmuri539 people
- Sagarbhanga538 people
- Jabani Kata535 people
- Ganak-Kati525 people
- Sugnibansa525 people
- Garmohan519 people
- Jagannathpur519 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?73.5% (Census 2011)