About Balta Village

Balta is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 385 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balta village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731121
Area (hectares)	182.64 hectares
Population	766
Male Population	385
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balta compares

By the 2011 count Balta is the 78th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 182.64 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Balta

Balta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amladihi, Anaipur, Arazi Brahmandihi 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.

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Common questions about Balta

As per the Census of India 2011, Balta village had a population of 766. That makes it the 78th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Balta village has 385 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balta has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Balta is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balta covers 182.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balta falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balta 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balta.

Balta is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum 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.