# Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Balarampur

Balarampur is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **137,950 people**, 1 town and 90 villages (89 inhabited). The largest village is Genrua (6,454 people).

- 137,950people (2011)
- 90villages
- 1town
- 60.4%literacy

## Population of Balarampur compared with Puruliya

■ Balarampur · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**64.5%

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

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**953

Working population ****41.1%**

**42.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balarampur

Of every 100 households in Balarampur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balarampur · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****7%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**77%

Use banking services ****41%**

**43%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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).

## Towns in Balarampur

- Balarampur24,431 people

## Largest villages in Balarampur

- Genrua · 6,454 people
- Baraurmma · 3,731 people
- Bela · 3,436 people
- Tentlo · 2,994 people
- Namshol · 2,849 people
- Dabha · 2,841 people
- Darda · 2,619 people
- Malti · 2,597 people
- Berma · 2,592 people
- Chhota Urmma · 2,548 people
- Shyamnagar Alias Jajodih · 2,390 people
- Biramdih · 2,258 people
- Panradda · 2,240 people
- Kana · 2,221 people
- Latadah · 2,178 people
- Keraya · 2,140 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Balarampur?90 (89 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarampur in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Balarampur?137,950 (Census 2011)