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About Babla Village

Babla is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 693 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721445
Area (hectares) 235.12 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 693
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babla compares

By the 2011 count Babla is the 40th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 235.12 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Babla

Babla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babla 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Alampur, Amadpur, Amanipur and Amarda. 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 Babla

As per the Census of India 2011, Babla village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 40th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Babla village has 693 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babla has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Babla is 721445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babla covers 235.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babla falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Babla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Babla.

Babla is in Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Babla today is likely to be higher.

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