# Ballavpur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Ballavpur

Ballavpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 41 households**, the 132nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 178people (2011)
- 41households
- 91.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ballavpur

Of every 100 households in Ballavpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ballavpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ballavpur?

■ Ballavpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**943

Working population ****40.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 87.8% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 8 (11%) · **■** Marginal 64 (89%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Ghora Basan245 people
- Chhayghari240 people
- Agarbheri Benachal210 people
- Chak Maruj195 people
- Chakkalika167 people
- Chak Mahammad160 people
- Chakbeli158 people
- Kalsi157 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ballavpur?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ballavpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ballavpur?91.0% (Census 2011)