About Balgana Village

Balgana is one of the larger villages in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,203, made up of 3,717 males and 3,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgana village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Bhatar
Pincode	713407
Area (hectares)	901.37 hectares
Population	7,203
Male Population	3,717
Female Population	3,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Balgana compares

By the 2011 count Balgana is the 6th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 901.37 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Balgana

Balgana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balgana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balgana from other places

Balgana lies about 23 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Balgona, about 1.7 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 Balgana
Nearest railway station	Balgona	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatar	4.5 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	22 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	23 km

Villages closest to Balgana

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

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Common questions about Balgana

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgana village had a population of 7,203. That makes it the 6th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Balgana village has 3,717 males and 3,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgana has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Balgana is 713407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgana covers 901.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balgana falls under Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balgana is Balgona, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balgana.

Balgana is about 23 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgana is in Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Balgona is about 1.7 km away. Bhatar is about 4.5 km away. Guskhara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.