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About Balagari Village

Balagari is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 259 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712149
Area (hectares) 47.76 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 259
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balagari compares

By the 2011 count Balagari is the 179th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 47.76 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Balagari

Balagari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balagari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagnan, Bahadurpur, Baharampur and Baidyapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balagari

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagari village had a population of 548. That makes it the 179th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Balagari village has 259 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagari has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Balagari is 712149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagari covers 47.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balagari falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balagari notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Balagari.

Balagari is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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