Skip to main content

About Baligari Village

Baligari is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 552 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 94.78 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 552
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baligari compares

By the 2011 count Baligari is the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 94.78 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Baligari

Baligari 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 Baligari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baligari from other places

Baligari lies about 30 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bally Halt, about under 2 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 Baligari
Nearest town Bāli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bally Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 13 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Baligari

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 Baligari

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligari village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Baligari village has 552 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligari has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Baligari is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligari covers 94.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baligari is Bally Halt, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Baligari.

Baligari is about 30 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligari is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Bāli is about under 2 km away. Bally Halt is about under 2 km away. Balagarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamarpara (4.7 km), Arazi Aschitpur (4.7 km) and Aschitpur (4.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.