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About Balijora Village

Balijora is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 460 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 133.97 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 460
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Balijora compares

By the 2011 count Balijora is the 70th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 133.97 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Balijora

Balijora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balijora 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 Arbat, Arbetal, Arjunpur and Asan Chua. 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 Balijora

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijora village had a population of 860. That makes it the 70th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Balijora village has 460 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijora has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Balijora is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijora covers 133.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balijora falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balijora 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 Balijora.

Balijora is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura 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 Balijora today is likely to be higher.

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