# Balbalia Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Balbalia

Balbalia is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 89 households**, the 75th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 430people (2011)
- 89households
- 64.8%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balbalia

Of every 100 households in Balbalia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balbalia · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****9%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****78%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**956

Working population ****29.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 62.4% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 110 (88%)

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 Magrahat - II

- Gotbaria570 people
- Jayenkhan568 people
- Maitir Hat502 people
- Chak Jalasi455 people
- Abad Chandpur351 people
- Ishwaripur341 people
- Belaria85 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balbalia?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balbalia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balbalia?64.8% (Census 2011)