# Balijol Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Balijol

Balijol is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,323 people in 704 households**, the 17th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 3,323people (2011)
- 704households
- 52.9%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balijol

Of every 100 households in Balijol in 2011, 16 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balijol · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Balijol?

■ Balijol · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**955

Working population ****34.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 44.9% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 441 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 156 (14%) · **■** Marginal 277 (24%)

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 Itahar

- Bariol3,497 people
- Shurun3,450 people
- Sohair3,381 people
- Hasua3,358 people
- Baidara3,237 people
- Damdalia3,191 people
- Bhagnail3,155 people
- Jamalpur3,072 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balijol?3,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijol in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balijol?52.9% (Census 2011)