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About Balindi Village

Balindi is a large village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,640, made up of 1,848 males and 1,792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balindi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741246
Area (hectares) 212.06 hectares
Population 3,640
Male Population 1,848
Female Population 1,792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balindi compares

By the 2011 count Balindi is the 18th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 212.06 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Balindi

Balindi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balindi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balindi from other places

Balindi lies about 52 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Madanpur, about 5.8 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 Balindi
Tehsil headquarters Haringhata 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Madanpur 5.8 km
Nearest town Kalyani 9.3 km
District headquarters Nadia 52 km

Villages closest to Balindi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haringhata 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 Balindi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balindi village had a population of 3,640. That makes it the 18th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Balindi village has 1,848 males and 1,792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balindi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Balindi is 741246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balindi covers 212.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balindi falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balindi is Madanpur, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balindi.

Balindi is about 52 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balindi is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Haringhata is about 5.2 km away. Madanpur is about 5.8 km away. Kalyani is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (under 2 km), Ayespur (2.2 km) and Hatikanda (2.9 km).

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

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