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About Baljuri Village

Baljuri is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,913, made up of 973 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baljuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baljuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 349.06 hectares
Population 1,913
Male Population 973
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baljuri compares

By the 2011 count Baljuri is the 22nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 349.06 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Baljuri

Baljuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baljuri as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baljuri from other places

Baljuri lies about 64 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 5.2 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 Baljuri
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 64 km

Villages closest to Baljuri

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

Common questions about Baljuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Baljuri village had a population of 1,913. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Baljuri village has 973 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baljuri has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Baljuri is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baljuri covers 349.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baljuri falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baljuri is Dubrajpur, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baljuri.

Baljuri is about 64 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baljuri is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 5.2 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.7 km away. Birbhum is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapastari (under 2 km), Adampur (under 2 km) and Padampur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baljuri today is likely to be higher.

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