# Babia Village, Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Babia

Babia is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 281 households**, the 63rd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 1,304people (2011)
- 281households
- 93.8%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Babia

Of every 100 households in Babia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babia · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**10%

Tap water ****43%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Babia?

■ Babia · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**934

Working population ****51.8%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 88.7% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (25%) · **■** Household industry 67 (10%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 331 (49%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Paschim Masuria1,353 people
- Sankarpur1,343 people
- Kotlauri1,328 people
- Jali Bishnupur1,313 people
- Shyam Chak1,293 people
- Jaga Mohanpur1,262 people
- Fatepur1,245 people
- Nelua1,205 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Babia?1,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babia in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Babia?93.8% (Census 2011)