Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur
# Balia Geria

Balia Geria is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 473 people in 98 households, the 110th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 473 people (2011)
- 98 households
- 57.2% literacy
- 979 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia Geria

Of every 100 households in Balia Geria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia Geria · ■ Nayagram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 29%
- Toilet within the home 2% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88%
- Tap water 1% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 11% 18%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 11% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 7% 21%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Balia Geria?

■ Balia Geria · ■ Nayagram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.2% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1192 963
- Working population 34.7% 49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 40.4% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 82 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (9%) · ■ Household industry 10 (6%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 52 (32%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nayagram
- Kustikra 487 people
- Gorur Ghata 482 people
- Mura Kati 482 people
- Radha Para 481 people
- Khasjangal 471 people
- Baksa 467 people
- Amdiha 466 people
- Karasai 464 people

All 336 villages in Nayagram

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Balia Geria? 473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia Geria in? Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia Geria? 57.2% (Census 2011)

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