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About Balagachhi Village

Balagachhi is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,663, made up of 1,345 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 181.46 hectares
Population 2,663
Male Population 1,345
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Balagachhi is the 29th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 181.46 hectares work out to about 15 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 949.

Getting to Balagachhi

Balagachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balagachhi 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Athua, Baburgram, Baganhat and Bahal Nagar. 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 Balagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagachhi village had a population of 2,663. That makes it the 29th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Balagachhi village has 1,345 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagachhi has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Balagachhi is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagachhi covers 181.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balagachhi falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balagachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Balagachhi.

Balagachhi is in Sagardighi 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 Balagachhi today is likely to be higher.

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