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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Balihara

Balihara is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **694 people in 150 households**, the 175th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 694people (2011)
- 150households
- 58.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balihara

Of every 100 households in Balihara in 2011, 44 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Balihara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**67%

Tap water ****82%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balihara?

■ Balihara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**939

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 58 (23%) · **■** Marginal 75 (30%)

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

- Baniapukur728 people
- Paschim Gopalpur722 people
- Ekamba717 people
- Dulahpur705 people
- Mahisbathan692 people
- Paikpara692 people
- Bhagatgaon676 people
- Mahua660 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balihara?694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balihara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balihara?58.8% (Census 2011)