# Balbalia Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Balbalia

Balbalia is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,759 people in 902 households**, the 13th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 4,759people (2011)
- 902households
- 64.2%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balbalia

Of every 100 households in Balbalia in 2011, 36 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balbalia · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**35%

Tap water ****47%**

**35%

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

**14%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balbalia?

■ Balbalia · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**954

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 61.3% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 134 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 464 (29%) · **■** Marginal 715 (45%)

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 Baruipur

- Sikhar Bali6,205 people
- Kuruli5,755 people
- Betberia5,125 people
- Padmajala4,937 people
- Panch Gachhia4,710 people
- Ganespur4,530 people
- Faridpur4,512 people
- Teurhat4,423 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balbalia?4,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balbalia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balbalia?64.2% (Census 2011)