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About Balia Pathar Village

Balia Pathar is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 395 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Pathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia Pathar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 279.23 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 395
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balia Pathar compares

By the 2011 count Balia Pathar is the 67th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 279.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Balia Pathar

Balia Pathar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balia Pathar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amchuria, Bagdadi, Baghakanali and Baghudi. 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 Balia Pathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia Pathar village had a population of 798. That makes it the 67th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Balia Pathar village has 395 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia Pathar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Balia Pathar is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia Pathar covers 279.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balia Pathar falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balia Pathar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balia Pathar.

Balia Pathar is in Purulia I 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 Balia Pathar today is likely to be higher.

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