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About Balapukhari Village

Balapukhari is a mid sized village in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 412 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapukhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapukhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj I
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 102.56 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 412
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Balapukhari compares

By the 2011 count Balapukhari is the 51st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 102.56 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Balapukhari

Balapukhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balapukhari 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 Andaran Phulbari, Bajejama Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda, Bajejama Chilakhana Pratham Khanda and Balabhut. 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 Balapukhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapukhari village had a population of 784. That makes it the 51st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Balapukhari village has 412 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapukhari has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

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

Balapukhari covers 102.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Balapukhari 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 Balapukhari.

Balapukhari 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 Balapukhari today is likely to be higher.

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