# Babla Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Babla

Babla is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 61 households**, the 156th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 276people (2011)
- 61households
- 44.8%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Babla

Of every 100 households in Babla in 2011, 61 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babla · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**51%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Babla?

■ Babla · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**973

Working population ****40.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 35.7% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (31%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 58 (51%)

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 Sankrail

- Tikaitpur293 people
- Narada292 people
- Dangra288 people
- Jambedia288 people
- Bhaluk Khulia275 people
- Nilachigerya268 people
- Singla268 people
- Gurkunda263 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Babla?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Babla?44.8% (Census 2011)