# Balia Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 220 households**, the 51st largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 980people (2011)
- 220households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 82 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**34%

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

**66%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****61%**

**46%

Television ****34%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1279**

**971

Working population ****39.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 63.0% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 260 (67%) · **■** Marginal 112 (29%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Geryasholi995 people
- Leluakala994 people
- Kashijora984 people
- Dharenda983 people
- Kelya Pratappur Urf Kalia965 people
- Joygopalpur922 people
- Sola Dahar921 people
- Keshiasol908 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?72.2% (Census 2011)