# Balia Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,156 people in 705 households**, the 36th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,156people (2011)
- 705households
- 61.2%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 26 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**939

Working population ****42.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 423 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 509 (38%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 350 (26%)

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 Raiganj

- Tazpur3,313 people
- Chapduar3,277 people
- Mojgaon3,244 people
- Ratanpur3,239 people
- Kotgram3,112 people
- Lahujgram3,105 people
- Bishahar3,066 people
- Pirojpur2,994 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balia?3,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?61.2% (Census 2011)