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About Balki Village

Balki is a large village in Swarupnagar tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,034, made up of 1,035 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Swarupnagar
Pincode 743273
Area (hectares) 153.78 hectares
Population 2,034
Male Population 1,035
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balki compares

By the 2011 count Balki is the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 153.78 hectares work out to about 13 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 Balki

Balki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amudia, Arshikri, Bagghata and Balti. 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 Balki

As per the Census of India 2011, Balki village had a population of 2,034. That makes it the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Balki village has 1,035 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balki has about 965 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 Balki is 743273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balki covers 153.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balki falls under Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balki.

Balki is in Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Balki today is likely to be higher.

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