# Balihati Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balihati

Balihati is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,757 people in 430 households**, the 18th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,757people (2011)
- 430households
- 73.8%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balihati

Of every 100 households in Balihati in 2011, 39 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balihati · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**46%

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

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**50%

Tap water ****36%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Balihati?

■ Balihati · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**970

Working population ****32.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 64.4% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 387 (68%)

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

- Lachhmapur2,019 people
- Shakmandal1,988 people
- Kaliara1,970 people
- Baradiha1,818 people
- Khagra1,710 people
- Dubgohal1,668 people
- Chakganesh1,585 people
- Palshya1,536 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 Balihati?1,757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balihati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balihati?73.8% (Census 2011)