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About Balai Chak Village

Balai Chak is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 393 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balai Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balai Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712416
Area (hectares) 76.8 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 393
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balai Chak compares

By the 2011 count Balai Chak is the 118th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 76.8 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Balai Chak

Balai Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balai Chak as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balai Chak from other places

Balai Chak lies about 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 Balai Chak
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Balai Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 Balai Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Balai Chak village had a population of 737. That makes it the 118th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Balai Chak village has 393 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balai Chak has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Balai Chak is 712416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balai Chak covers 76.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balai Chak falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balai Chak is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balai Chak.

Balai Chak is about 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balai Chak is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.2 km away. Arambag is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Amad (under 2 km), Chak Fazil (under 2 km) and Chak Hazi (under 2 km).

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

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