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About Balarhat Village

Balarhat is a mid sized village in Mathabhanga I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 506 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balarhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga I
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 131.31 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 506
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Balarhat compares

By the 2011 count Balarhat is the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents. Its 131.31 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Balarhat

Balarhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balarhat 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. The nearest villages by name are Angarmani, Asakbari Dwitiakhanda, Asakbari Pratham Khanda and Baisguri. 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 Balarhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarhat village had a population of 999. That makes it the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Balarhat village has 506 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarhat has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Balarhat is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarhat covers 131.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarhat falls under Mathabhanga I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balarhat notes the nearest railway station 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 Balarhat.

Balarhat is in Mathabhanga 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 Balarhat today is likely to be higher.

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