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About Baligan Village

Baligan is a large village in Chandabali tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,760, made up of 2,458 males and 2,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Chandabali
Pincode 756133
Area (hectares) 554 hectares
Population 4,760
Male Population 2,458
Female Population 2,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baligan compares

By the 2011 count Baligan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 554 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Baligan

Baligan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baligan as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Badaostia, Badasingpur, Baghanata and Bahu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baligan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligan village had a population of 4,760. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Baligan village has 2,458 males and 2,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Baligan is 756133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligan covers 554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligan falls under Chandabali tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The census record for Baligan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Baligan is in Chandabali tehsil of Bhadrak district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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