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About Balia Danga Village

Balia Danga is a mid sized village in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 608 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Danga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia Danga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742102
Area (hectares) 160.64 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 608
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia Danga compares

By the 2011 count Balia Danga is the 85th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 160.64 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Balia Danga

Balia Danga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balia Danga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balia Danga from other places

Balia Danga lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 12 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 Balia Danga
Nearest railway station Lohapur 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Berhampore 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Balia Danga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berhampore 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 Balia Danga

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia Danga village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 85th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Balia Danga village has 608 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia Danga has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Balia Danga is 742102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia Danga covers 160.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia Danga falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balia Danga is Lohapur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balia Danga.

Balia Danga is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia Danga is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Berhampore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Dangapara (2.4 km), Diha (2.8 km) and Balarampur (2.9 km).

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

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