# Balakhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Balakhali

Balakhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,180 people in 464 households**, the 36th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,180people (2011)
- 464households
- 75.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balakhali

Of every 100 households in Balakhali in 2011, 38 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**44%

Tap water ****88%**

**68%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****35%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**26%

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 Balakhali?

■ Balakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**954

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (7%) · **■** Household industry 45 (6%) · **■** Other work 461 (58%) · **■** Marginal 220 (28%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Uchhakhali2,318 people
- Pirkhali2,317 people
- Gabbaria2,298 people
- Krishnarampur2,188 people
- Chak Nursikdar2,164 people
- Chamni2,164 people
- Dakshin Kazirhat2,115 people
- Khiristala2,038 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balakhali?2,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balakhali?75.1% (Census 2011)