About Baligerya Village

Baligerya is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 957 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligerya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sankrail
Pincode	721135
Area (hectares)	90.41 hectares
Population	1,843
Male Population	957
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baligerya compares

By the 2011 count Baligerya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 90.41 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Baligerya

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

How far is Baligerya from other places

Baligerya lies about 94 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bally Halt, about under 2 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 Baligerya
Nearest town	Bāli	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Bally Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankrail	16 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	94 km

Villages closest to Baligerya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligerya village had a population of 1,843. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Baligerya village has 957 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligerya has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Baligerya is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligerya covers 90.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baligerya falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baligerya is Bally Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Baligerya.

Baligerya is about 94 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligerya is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Bāli is about under 2 km away. Bally Halt is about under 2 km away. Sankrail is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.