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About Baliharpur Village

Baliharpur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 857 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 217.47 hectares
Population 1,738
Male Population 857
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baliharpur compares

By the 2011 count Baliharpur is the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 217.47 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Baliharpur

Baliharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baliharpur as Available within <5 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 Baliharpur from other places

Baliharpur lies about 31 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 18 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 Baliharpur
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 18 km
Nearest town Siuri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 31 km
District headquarters Birbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Baliharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Baliharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliharpur village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Baliharpur village has 857 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliharpur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Baliharpur is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliharpur covers 217.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baliharpur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baliharpur is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 18 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 village for Baliharpur.

Baliharpur is about 31 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliharpur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 18 km away. Siuri is about 20 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabandha (under 2 km), Nabalakshmi (under 2 km) and Kendsarail (1.6 km).

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

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