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About Baliadanga Village

Baliadanga is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,350, made up of 1,207 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 133.98 hectares
Population 2,350
Male Population 1,207
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baliadanga compares

By the 2011 count Baliadanga is the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 133.98 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Baliadanga

Baliadanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baliadanga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baliadanga from other places

Baliadanga lies about 4.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Baliadanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 4.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km

Villages closest to Baliadanga

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

Common questions about Baliadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliadanga village had a population of 2,350. That makes it the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Baliadanga village has 1,207 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliadanga has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Baliadanga is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliadanga covers 133.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baliadanga falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baliadanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Baliadanga.

Baliadanga is about 4.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliadanga is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Murarai II is about 4.5 km away. Birbhum is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srikrishnapur (2.4 km), Mallikpur (5.0 km) and Harispur (5.6 km).

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

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