About Balla Village

Balla is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 289 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721513
Area (hectares)	42.66 hectares
Population	554
Male Population	289
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balla compares

By the 2011 count Balla is the 78th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 42.66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Balla

Balla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balla from other places

Balla lies about 62 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Buramara, about 28 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 Balla
Nearest railway station	Buramara	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhargram	29 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	29 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	62 km

Villages closest to Balla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhargram 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.

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Common questions about Balla

As per the Census of India 2011, Balla village had a population of 554. That makes it the 78th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Balla village has 289 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balla has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Balla is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balla covers 42.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balla falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balla is Buramara, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balla.

Balla is about 62 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balla is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Buramara is about 28 km away. Jhargram is about 29 km away. Jhārgrām is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.