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About Balishwar Village

Balishwar is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 541 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balishwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balishwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 174.76 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 541
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Balishwar compares

By the 2011 count Balishwar is the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 174.76 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Balishwar

Balishwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balishwar 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 Atkula, Baitara, Balaipur and Baliara. 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 Balishwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balishwar village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Balishwar village has 541 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balishwar has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Balishwar is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balishwar covers 174.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balishwar falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balishwar 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 Balishwar.

Balishwar is in Nanoor 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.

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

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