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About Baliguma Village

Baliguma is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 99 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,242 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliguma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliguma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 99
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,242
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baliguma compares

By the 2011 count Baliguma is the 110th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Baliguma

Baliguma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baliguma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baliguma from other places

Baliguma lies about 5.6 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kokpara, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baliguma
Nearest railway station Kokpara 4.3 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 5.6 km
Nearest town Mushābani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 16 km

Villages closest to Baliguma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baliguma

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliguma village had a population of 222. That makes it the 110th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Baliguma village has 99 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliguma has about 1242 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Baliguma is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliguma covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baliguma falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baliguma is Kokpara, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baliguma.

Baliguma is about 5.6 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliguma is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Kokpara is about 4.3 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 5.6 km away. Mushābani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (8.7 km), Bhaduya (9.6 km) and Jagannathpur (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baliguma today is likely to be higher.

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