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About Balitakunda Village

Balitakunda is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 15 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balitakunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balitakunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 63.09 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 15
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balitakunda compares

By the 2011 count Balitakunda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 63.09 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Balitakunda

Balitakunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balitakunda as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balitakunda from other places

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

Villages closest to Balitakunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balitakunda village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Balitakunda village has 15 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balitakunda has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Balitakunda is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balitakunda covers 63.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balitakunda falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balitakunda 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balitakunda.

Balitakunda 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.

Balitakunda is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Bāli is about under 2 km away. Bally Halt is about under 2 km away. Goghat II 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 Shyambazar (6.3 km), Selampur (12 km) and Bara Salabeltala (12 km).

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

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