About Balipur Village

Balipur is one of the larger villages in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,253, made up of 4,163 males and 4,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Khanakul I
Pincode	712415
Area (hectares)	337.33 hectares
Population	8,253
Male Population	4,163
Female Population	4,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balipur compares

By the 2011 count Balipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 337.33 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Balipur

Balipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balipur from other places

Balipur lies about 31 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.6 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 Balipur
Nearest railway station	Bahira Kalibari	1.6 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanakul I	31 km
District headquarters	Hugli	31 km

Villages closest to Balipur

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

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Common questions about Balipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balipur village had a population of 8,253. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Balipur village has 4,163 males and 4,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balipur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Balipur is 712415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balipur covers 337.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balipur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balipur is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balipur.

Balipur is about 31 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balipur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Bahira Kalibari is about 1.6 km away. Bārāsat is about 10 km away. Khanakul I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.