# Baligora Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Baligora

Baligora is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,507 people in 838 households**, the 9th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 4,507people (2011)
- 838households
- 40.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baligora

Of every 100 households in Baligora in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baligora · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****55%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**17%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**31%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Baligora?

■ Baligora · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**958

Working population ****25.6%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 34.9% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 161 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 507 (44%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (13%) · **■** Marginal 325 (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 Goalpokhar - II

- Sathaur5,645 people
- Kahata5,358 people
- Baldiabasa4,952 people
- Sarjapur4,911 people
- Godasamal4,428 people
- Amalbari4,140 people
- Manora4,117 people
- Belan4,054 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baligora?4,507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baligora in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baligora?40.3% (Census 2011)