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About Balagarh Village

Balagarh is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,213 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagarh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 58.48 hectares
Population 2,365
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balagarh compares

By the 2011 count Balagarh is the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 58.48 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Balagarh

Balagarh 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 Balagarh as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balagarh from other places

Balagarh lies about 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Hridaypur, about 4.1 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 Balagarh
Nearest railway station Hridaypur 4.1 km
Nearest town Madhyamgram 4.5 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Balagarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagarh village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Balagarh village has 1,213 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagarh has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Balagarh is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagarh covers 58.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balagarh falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balagarh is Hridaypur, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balagarh.

Balagarh is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balagarh is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Hridaypur is about 4.1 km away. Madhyamgram is about 4.5 km away. Hugli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sripur (2.7 km), Patuli (5.0 km) and Telini Para (5.8 km).

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

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