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About Baliara Village

Baliara is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 833, made up of 422 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 183.93 hectares
Population 833
Male Population 422
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baliara compares

By the 2011 count Baliara is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 183.93 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 947.

Getting to Baliara

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

Baliara lies about 26 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 3.5 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 Baliara
Nearest railway station Murarai 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 26 km
District headquarters Birbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Baliara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliara village had a population of 833. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Baliara village has 422 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliara has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Baliara is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliara covers 183.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baliara is Murarai, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baliara.

Baliara is about 26 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliara is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Nanoor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baitara (under 2 km), Panpara (2.6 km) and Garpara (4.6 km).

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

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