# Bowali, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Bowali

Bowali is a town in Budge Budge - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **10,968 people** in 2,827 households. Literacy was 86.3%.

- 10,968people (2011)
- 2,827households
- 86.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Population of Bowali

■ Bowali · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**957

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.4%

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 Bowali

Of every 100 households in Bowali in 2011, 79 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bowali · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**13%

Tap water ****97%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**44%

Use banking services ****46%**

**60%

Television ****49%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

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 people in Bowali work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,323 (60%) · **■** Household industry 71 (2%) · **■** Farming 345 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,144 (29%)

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bowali?10,968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bowali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal