# Balagerya Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Balagerya

Balagerya is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 65 households**, the 132nd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 310people (2011)
- 65households
- 85.6%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balagerya

Of every 100 households in Balagerya in 2011, 61 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balagerya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**27%

Own their home ****82%**

**94%

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 Balagerya?

■ Balagerya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**948

Working population ****31.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 18 (18%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%)

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 Contai - III

- Chandrikala Punja345 people
- Sher Pur Bamun Bar323 people
- Mahesdasbar319 people
- Hapua313 people
- Uttar Raktia304 people
- Kajli297 people
- Khalbanamalipur297 people
- Ranichak297 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balagerya?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagerya in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balagerya?85.6% (Census 2011)