# Bhatsalia, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bhatsalia

Bhatsalia is a village in [Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 251 households**, the 36th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 251households
- 83.3%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatsalia

Of every 100 households in Bhatsalia in 2011, 27 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhatsalia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**37%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Bhatsalia?

■ Bhatsalia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**926

Working population ****34.6%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 76.9% for women. 62% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 194 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (29%) · **■** Household industry 35 (8%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 53 (12%)

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 Egra - I

- Baghmari1,469 people
- Telami1,387 people
- Tentulia1,279 people
- Hamirjita1,234 people
- Kamardiha1,209 people
- Ailan1,207 people
- Sindwria1,197 people
- Asda Dakshin1,194 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatsalia?1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatsalia in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatsalia?83.3% (Census 2011)