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About Bali Village

Bali is a large village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,063, made up of 2,093 males and 1,970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712616
Area (hectares) 254.05 hectares
Population 4,063
Male Population 2,093
Female Population 1,970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bali compares

By the 2011 count Bali is the 6th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 254.05 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bali

Bali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bali 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 Bali from other places

Bali 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 Bali
Nearest town Bāli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bally Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 30 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Bali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bali village had a population of 4,063. That makes it the 6th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Bali village has 2,093 males and 1,970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bali has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bali is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bali covers 254.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bali falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bali is Bally Halt, about under 2 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 Bali.

Bali 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.

Bali is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Bāli is about under 2 km away. Bally Halt is about under 2 km away. Goghat I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balirchak (under 2 km), Kanaipur (6.2 km) and Lakshmipur (7.3 km).

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

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