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About Balipur Village

Balipur is a small village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 157 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743412, 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 Basirhat I
Pincode 743412
Area (hectares) 65.18 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 157
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balipur compares

By the 2011 count Balipur is the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 65.18 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Balipur

Balipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 Basirhat I 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 Basirhat I 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 294. That makes it the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Balipur village has 157 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balipur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Balipur is 743412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balipur covers 65.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balipur falls under Basirhat I 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahira Kalibari is about 1.6 km away. Bārāsat is about 10 km away. Basirhat I 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 Dakshin Gulaichandi (5.7 km), Gulai Chandi (5.7 km) and Nimdari (7.2 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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