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About Balikalua Village

Balikalua is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 317 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balikalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balikalua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 42.71 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 317
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balikalua compares

By the 2011 count Balikalua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 42.71 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Balikalua

The census records public bus service for Balikalua 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ajangechhya, Amgechhya, Anantapur and Asudapaikbar. 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 Balikalua

As per the Census of India 2011, Balikalua village had a population of 641. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Balikalua village has 317 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balikalua has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Balikalua is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balikalua covers 42.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balikalua falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balikalua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Balikalua.

Balikalua is in Tamluk 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 Balikalua today is likely to be higher.

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