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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bilat

Bilat is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **72 people in 15 households**, the 411th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 72people (2011)
- 15households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilat

Of every 100 households in Bilat in 2011, 93 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bilat · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**34%

Television ****33%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

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

**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 Bilat?

■ Bilat · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****250**

**979

Working population ****40.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (10%) · **■** Other work 3 (10%) · **■** Marginal 12 (41%)

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

- Kasakaundi76 people
- Phutipal75 people
- Rajadihi74 people
- Pansa73 people
- Khaira Suli71 people
- Mundakati69 people
- Banshkatia68 people
- Basantapur68 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilat?72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilat in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilat?79.1% (Census 2011)