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About Balguma Village

Balguma is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 102 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balguma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balguma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 97.74 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 102
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balguma compares

By the 2011 count Balguma is the 120th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 97.74 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Balguma

Balguma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balguma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Andharia, Asanjhor, Asna and Bagjanta. 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 Balguma

As per the Census of India 2011, Balguma village had a population of 196. That makes it the 120th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Balguma village has 102 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balguma has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Balguma is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balguma covers 97.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balguma falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balguma 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 village for Balguma.

Balguma is in Sarenga 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 Balguma today is likely to be higher.

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