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About Balagar Village

Balagar is a large village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,076, made up of 1,065 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713124
Area (hectares) 229.28 hectares
Population 2,076
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balagar compares

By the 2011 count Balagar is the 25th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 229.28 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Balagar

Balagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balagar as Available within 10+ 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 Astikur, Ausara, Babarakpur and Baharampur. 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 Balagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagar village had a population of 2,076. That makes it the 25th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Balagar village has 1,065 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Balagar is 713124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagar covers 229.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balagar falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balagar.

Balagar is in Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Balagar today is likely to be higher.

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