# Balichaur Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Balichaur

Balichaur is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,094 people in 395 households**, the 53rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 2,094people (2011)
- 395households
- 21.1%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balichaur

Of every 100 households in Balichaur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balichaur · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****2%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balichaur?

■ Balichaur · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.1%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**950

Working population ****29.9%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.4% for men and 12.0% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 280 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 91 (15%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Ikarchala2,179 people
- Singhadah2,156 people
- Goagaon2,150 people
- Singhanath Kalan2,140 people
- Purbba Pamal2,092 people
- Baggaon2,079 people
- Purbba Goti2,079 people
- Sirnia2,045 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balichaur?2,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balichaur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balichaur?21.1% (Census 2011)