# Battalya Village, Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Battalya

Battalya is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 157 households**, the 56th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 794people (2011)
- 157households
- 93.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Battalya

Of every 100 households in Battalya in 2011, 64 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Battalya · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**9%

Tap water ****3%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Battalya?

■ Battalya · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**977

Working population ****33.6%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 90.5% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (18%) · **■** Marginal 52 (19%)

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 Khejuri - II

- Oashil Chak870 people
- Gorahar848 people
- Shyampur Jalpai846 people
- Bhupati Chak808 people
- Phulbari794 people
- Pakhuria768 people
- Tengra Mari759 people
- Satkumari750 people

[All 99 villages in Khejuri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Battalya?794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Battalya in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Battalya?93.0% (Census 2011)