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About Balipur Village

Balipur is a mid sized village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 675 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 700128
Area (hectares) 127.19 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 675
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Balipur compares

By the 2011 count Balipur is the 58th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 127.19 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Balipur

Balipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balipur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balipur from other places

Balipur lies about 28 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.6 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 Balipur
Nearest railway station Bahira Kalibari 1.6 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat II 28 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Balipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat II 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 Balipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balipur village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 58th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Balipur village has 675 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balipur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Balipur is 700128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balipur covers 127.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balipur falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balipur is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Balipur.

Balipur is about 28 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balipur is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahira Kalibari is about 1.6 km away. Bārāsat is about 10 km away. Barasat II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasan (2.4 km), Khari Baria (3.0 km) and Tegharia (3.1 km).

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

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