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About Balidanga Village

Balidanga is a mid sized village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 576 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741153
Area (hectares) 215.29 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 576
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balidanga compares

By the 2011 count Balidanga is the 71st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 215.29 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Balidanga

Balidanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balidanga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balidanga from other places

Balidanga lies about 60 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Beldanga, about 1.7 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 Balidanga
Nearest town Beldānga under 2 km
Nearest railway station Beldanga 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliganj 23 km
District headquarters Nadia 60 km

Villages closest to Balidanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balidanga village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 71st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Balidanga village has 576 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balidanga has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Balidanga is 741153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balidanga covers 215.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balidanga falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balidanga is Beldanga, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance for Balidanga.

Balidanga is about 60 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balidanga is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Beldānga is about under 2 km away. Beldanga is about 1.7 km away. Kaliganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santipur (11 km), Banpalashi (17 km) and Char Palasi (17 km).

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

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