About Balikhun Village

Balikhun is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 254 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balikhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balikhun village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722133
Area (hectares)	333.06 hectares
Population	506
Male Population	254
Female Population	252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balikhun compares

By the 2011 count Balikhun is the 112th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 333.06 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Balikhun

Balikhun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balikhun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arbetal, Arjunpur, Asan Chua and Atarya. 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.

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Common questions about Balikhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Balikhun village had a population of 506. That makes it the 112th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Balikhun village has 254 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balikhun has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Balikhun is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balikhun covers 333.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balikhun.

Balikhun 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.