# Sikhar Bali Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sikhar Bali

Sikhar Bali is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,205 people in 1,525 households**, the 9th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 6,205people (2011)
- 1,525households
- 77.5%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikhar Bali

Of every 100 households in Sikhar Bali in 2011, 72 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sikhar Bali · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**35%

Tap water ****22%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****55%**

**39%

Television ****48%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sikhar Bali?

■ Sikhar Bali · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**954

Working population ****38.6%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 69.5% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 404 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (12%) · **■** Household industry 111 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,313 (55%) · **■** Marginal 284 (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 Baruipur

- Belgachhi8,710 people
- Nabagram8,452 people
- Sasan7,123 people
- Uttar Bhag6,748 people
- Kuruli5,755 people
- Betberia5,125 people
- Padmajala4,937 people
- Balbalia4,759 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 Sikhar Bali?6,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikhar Bali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikhar Bali?77.5% (Census 2011)