About Balai Gachh Village

Balai Gachh is a mid sized village in Rajganj tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,383, made up of 713 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balai Gachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balai Gachh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Rajganj
Pincode	735135
Area (hectares)	297.2 hectares
Population	1,383
Male Population	713
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balai Gachh compares

By the 2011 count Balai Gachh is the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,332 residents. Its 297.2 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Balai Gachh

Balai Gachh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balai Gachh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Araji Bhelakoba I, Araji Bhelakoba Ii, Araji Bhelakoba Iii and Araji Binnaguri. 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.

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Common questions about Balai Gachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Balai Gachh village had a population of 1,383. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,332 residents.

Balai Gachh village has 713 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balai Gachh has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Balai Gachh is 735135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balai Gachh covers 297.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balai Gachh falls under Rajganj tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balai Gachh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balai Gachh.

Balai Gachh is in Rajganj 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.