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About Balpai Village

Balpai is one of the larger villages in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,856, made up of 3,023 males and 2,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balpai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul II
Pincode 712416
Area (hectares) 246.57 hectares
Population 5,856
Male Population 3,023
Female Population 2,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balpai compares

By the 2011 count Balpai is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 246.57 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Balpai

Balpai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balpai as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Baligari, Banhijli, Bar Nandanpur and Bhairabpur. 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 Balpai

As per the Census of India 2011, Balpai village had a population of 5,856. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Balpai village has 3,023 males and 2,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balpai has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Balpai is 712416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balpai covers 246.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balpai falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balpai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balpai.

Balpai is in Khanakul II 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 Balpai today is likely to be higher.

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