# Balichhincha Village, Keshiary – Population & Literacy

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balichhincha

Balichhincha is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 87 households**, the 133rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 330people (2011)
- 87households
- 97.2%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balichhincha

Of every 100 households in Balichhincha in 2011, 55 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balichhincha · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**41%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

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 Balichhincha?

■ Balichhincha · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**955

Working population ****48.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 94.8% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 150 (94%)

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 Keshiary

- Meghdambur349 people
- Chhota Bagasthi335 people
- Hajighat335 people
- Dikusumpur331 people
- Barada327 people
- Jamdi319 people
- Julko310 people
- Ledium302 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balichhincha?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balichhincha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balichhincha?97.2% (Census 2011)