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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balijuri

Balijuri is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 67 households**, the 234th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 284people (2011)
- 67households
- 87.3%literacy
- 1,185females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balijuri

Of every 100 households in Balijuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balijuri · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Balijuri?

■ Balijuri · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1185**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**979

Working population ****51.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 79.5% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (12%) · **■** Marginal 105 (71%)

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

- Shukjora287 people
- Barashukjora286 people
- Guimara285 people
- Shikar Bhanga285 people
- Pindra Kuli283 people
- Kamar Bandi279 people
- Lalbagh276 people
- Ghorajaygir274 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balijuri?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijuri in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balijuri?87.3% (Census 2011)