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About Uttar Purbba Balakura Village

Uttar Purbba Balakura is a large village in Dinhata II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,356 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Purbba Balakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Purbba Balakura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata II
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 219.63 hectares
Population 2,643
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Uttar Purbba Balakura compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Purbba Balakura is the 33rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents. Its 219.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Uttar Purbba Balakura

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

How far is Uttar Purbba Balakura from other places

Uttar Purbba Balakura lies about 34 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Agomoni, about 3.0 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 Uttar Purbba Balakura
Nearest railway station Agomoni 3.0 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinhata II 34 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 34 km

Villages closest to Uttar Purbba Balakura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinhata 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 Uttar Purbba Balakura

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Purbba Balakura village had a population of 2,643. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents.

Uttar Purbba Balakura village has 1,356 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Purbba Balakura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Purbba Balakura is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Purbba Balakura covers 219.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Purbba Balakura falls under Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Purbba Balakura is Agomoni, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uttar Purbba Balakura.

Uttar Purbba Balakura is about 34 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Purbba Balakura is in Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Agomoni is about 3.0 km away. Tufānganj is about 13 km away. Dinhata II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighaltari (under 2 km), Kumarganj (22 km) and Sahebganj (23 km).

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

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