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About Balagerya Village

Balagerya is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 152 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 38.87 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 152
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balagerya compares

By the 2011 count Balagerya is the 132nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 38.87 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Balagerya

Balagerya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balagerya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amratalia, Bagha Danri, Bagha Mahakalia and Bahitkunda. 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 Balagerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagerya village had a population of 310. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Balagerya village has 152 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagerya has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Balagerya is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagerya covers 38.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balagerya falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balagerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balagerya.

Balagerya is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Balagerya today is likely to be higher.

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