About Balundi Village

Balundi is a large village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,300, made up of 1,725 males and 1,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balundi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Arambag
Pincode	712413
Area (hectares)	360.11 hectares
Population	3,300
Male Population	1,725
Female Population	1,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balundi compares

By the 2011 count Balundi is the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 360.11 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Balundi

Balundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balundi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balundi from other places

Balundi lies about 14 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Madanpur, about 5.8 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 Balundi
Nearest railway station	Madanpur	5.8 km
Nearest town	Kalyani	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arambag	14 km
District headquarters	Hugli	14 km

Villages closest to Balundi

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.

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Common questions about Balundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balundi village had a population of 3,300. That makes it the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Balundi village has 1,725 males and 1,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balundi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Balundi is 712413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balundi covers 360.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balundi falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balundi is Madanpur, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balundi.

Balundi is about 14 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balundi is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Madanpur is about 5.8 km away. Kalyani is about 9.3 km away. Arambag is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.