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About Balabhut Village

Balabhut is one of the larger villages in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,008, made up of 5,182 males and 4,826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1768.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balabhut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balabhut village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj I
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 1768.45 hectares
Population 10,008
Male Population 5,182
Female Population 4,826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balabhut compares

By the 2011 count Balabhut is the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 1768.45 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 926.

Getting to Balabhut

Balabhut is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balabhut as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amlaguri, Amlaguri Dwitia Khanda, Andaran Phulbari and Bajejama Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda. 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 Balabhut

As per the Census of India 2011, Balabhut village had a population of 10,008. That makes it the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Balabhut village has 5,182 males and 4,826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balabhut has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Balabhut is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balabhut covers 1768.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balabhut falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balabhut 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 village for Balabhut.

Balabhut is in Tufanganj 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 Balabhut today is likely to be higher.

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