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About Balsunda Village

Balsunda is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,840, made up of 1,494 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 218.1 hectares
Population 2,840
Male Population 1,494
Female Population 1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balsunda compares

By the 2011 count Balsunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 218.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Balsunda

Balsunda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balsunda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balsunda from other places

Balsunda lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 20 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 Balsunda
Nearest town Kāndi 18 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 34 km

Villages closest to Balsunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsunda village had a population of 2,840. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Balsunda village has 1,494 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsunda has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Balsunda is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsunda covers 218.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balsunda falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balsunda is Rampurhat Junction, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balsunda.

Balsunda is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsunda is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 20 km away. Birbhum is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shyampur (2.8 km), Uttar Hazrapur (7.5 km) and Paschim Durgapur (9.2 km).

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

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