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About Balichatri Village

Balichatri is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 103 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balichatri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balichatri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 43.73 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 103
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
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 Balichatri compares

By the 2011 count Balichatri is the 213th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 43.73 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Balichatri

Balichatri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balichatri 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 Bagdiha, Baghagere, Baita and Bajitpur. 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 Balichatri

As per the Census of India 2011, Balichatri village had a population of 228. That makes it the 213th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Balichatri village has 103 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balichatri has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Balichatri is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balichatri covers 43.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balichatri falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balichatri 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 Balichatri.

Balichatri is in Kharagpur 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 Balichatri today is likely to be higher.

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