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About Balagram Village

Balagram is a mid sized village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 590 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736157
Area (hectares) 173.01 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 590
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balagram compares

By the 2011 count Balagram is the 84th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 173.01 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Balagram

Balagram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balagram as Available within <5 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 Atharanala, Aulibari, Baghmara and Baghroa. 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 Balagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagram village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 84th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Balagram village has 590 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagram has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Balagram is 736157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagram covers 173.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balagram falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

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

Balagram is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Balagram today is likely to be higher.

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