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About Baligari Village

Baligari is a mid sized village in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 436 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul II
Pincode 712416
Area (hectares) 45.52 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 436
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Baligari compares

By the 2011 count Baligari is the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 45.52 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Baligari

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

How far is Baligari from other places

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

Villages closest to Baligari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligari village had a population of 850. That makes it the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Baligari village has 436 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligari has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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

Baligari covers 45.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

Baligari 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.

Baligari is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district. Bāli is about under 2 km away. Bally Halt is about under 2 km away. Khanakul 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 Kumarhat (4.8 km), Radhakrishnapur (7.7 km) and Dakshin Sudam Chak (8.6 km).

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

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