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About Balasundar Village

Balasundar is a large village in Falakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,811, made up of 1,976 males and 1,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balasundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasundar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Falakata
Pincode 735211
Area (hectares) 466.01 hectares
Population 3,811
Male Population 1,976
Female Population 1,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balasundar compares

By the 2011 count Balasundar is the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents. Its 466.01 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Balasundar

Balasundar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balasundar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Alinagar, Badaitari, Baganbari and Bangshidharpur. 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 Balasundar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasundar village had a population of 3,811. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents.

Balasundar village has 1,976 males and 1,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasundar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Balasundar is 735211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balasundar covers 466.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balasundar falls under Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balasundar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Balasundar.

Balasundar is in Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Balasundar today is likely to be higher.

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