# Balla, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balla

Balla is a village in [Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 91 households**, the 153rd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 318people (2011)
- 91households
- 59.0%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balla

Of every 100 households in Balla in 2011, 49 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balla · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****4%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Balla?

■ Balla · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**971

Working population ****40.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 54 (42%) · **■** Marginal 70 (54%)

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

- Bhutgerya330 people
- Raipur328 people
- Nischintapur321 people
- Dewanmara319 people
- Saraswatipur318 people
- Banspatri301 people
- Kalsigora298 people
- Kenduyapal296 people

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

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balla?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balla?59.0% (Census 2011)