About Balgana Village

Balgana is a large village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,141, made up of 1,598 males and 1,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.9 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	Burdwan II
Pincode	713407
Area (hectares)	533.9 hectares
Population	3,141
Male Population	1,598
Female Population	1,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balgana compares

By the 2011 count Balgana is the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 533.9 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Balgana

Balgana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balgana 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. 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
Nearest town	Guskhara	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan II	23 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 Burdwan II 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 3,141. That makes it the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Balgana village has 1,598 males and 1,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgana has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Balgana covers 533.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balgana falls under Burdwan II 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 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 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 Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Balgona is about 1.7 km away. Guskhara is about 22 km away. Burdwan II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.