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About Balijana Village

Balijana is a mid sized village in Bhagawangola II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 508 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola II
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 101.33 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 508
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
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 Balijana compares

By the 2011 count Balijana is the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents. Its 101.33 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Balijana

Balijana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balijana 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. The nearest villages by name are Anupnagar, Arazi Alaipur, Arazi Harirampur and Arazi Nista. 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 Balijana

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijana village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents.

Balijana village has 508 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijana has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Balijana is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijana covers 101.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balijana falls under Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balijana 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balijana.

Balijana is in Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Balijana today is likely to be higher.

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