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About Balakdi Village

Balakdi is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 502 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balakdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakdi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 200.88 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 502
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balakdi compares

By the 2011 count Balakdi is the 46th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 200.88 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Balakdi

Balakdi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balakdi 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arkusadanga, Babuijor, Badra and Bagda. 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 Balakdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakdi village had a population of 982. That makes it the 46th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Balakdi village has 502 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakdi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Balakdi is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balakdi covers 200.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balakdi falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balakdi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Balakdi.

Balakdi is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Balakdi today is likely to be higher.

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