# Balichatri Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balichatri

Balichatri is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 59 households**, the 222nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 228people (2011)
- 59households
- 91.3%literacy
- 1,214females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balichatri

Of every 100 households in Balichatri in 2011, 68 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balichatri · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Balichatri?

■ Balichatri · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1214**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**970

Working population ****46.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 86.1% for women. 71% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (46%) · **■** Other work 14 (13%) · **■** Marginal 38 (36%)

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 - II

- Kismat Bishrigerya236 people
- Kankasal234 people
- Talashibramchak234 people
- Raghunathpur231 people
- Bargokul225 people
- Radhakrishnapur225 people
- Melerachak222 people
- Khanjadi220 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balichatri?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balichatri in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balichatri?91.3% (Census 2011)