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About Balibar Village

Balibar is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 555 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balibar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balibar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 61.03 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 555
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balibar compares

By the 2011 count Balibar is the 55th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 61.03 hectares work out to about 18 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 928.

Getting to Balibar

Balibar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balibar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balibar from other places

Balibar lies about 84 km from Purba 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 Balibar
Nearest town Bāli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bally Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 84 km

Villages closest to Balibar

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

Common questions about Balibar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balibar village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 55th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Balibar village has 555 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balibar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Balibar is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balibar covers 61.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balibar falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balibar is Bally Halt, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balibar.

Balibar is about 84 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balibar is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bāli is about under 2 km away. Bally Halt is about under 2 km away. Chandipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalpai Part I (9.5 km), Jalpai Part Ii (11 km) and Bara Ghuni (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balibar today is likely to be higher.

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