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About Balikhunia Village

Balikhunia is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 54 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balikhunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balikhunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721128
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 54
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balikhunia compares

By the 2011 count Balikhunia is the 225th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Balikhunia

Balikhunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balikhunia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagridi, Baishnabsol, Bajradanga and Balguma. 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 Balikhunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balikhunia village had a population of 119. That makes it the 225th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Balikhunia village has 54 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balikhunia has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Balikhunia is 721128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balikhunia covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balikhunia falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Balikhunia is in Garbeta 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 Balikhunia today is likely to be higher.

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