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About Balgobindapur Village

Balgobindapur is a large village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,368, made up of 2,262 males and 2,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 290.83 hectares
Population 4,368
Male Population 2,262
Female Population 2,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Balgobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Balgobindapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 290.83 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Balgobindapur

Balgobindapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balgobindapur 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 Argoal, Babuidanri, Bagmari and Baharda. 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 Balgobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgobindapur village had a population of 4,368. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Balgobindapur village has 2,262 males and 2,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgobindapur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Balgobindapur is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgobindapur covers 290.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balgobindapur falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balgobindapur 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 Balgobindapur.

Balgobindapur is in Potashpur II 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 Balgobindapur today is likely to be higher.

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