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About Bali Village

Bali is a large village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,210, made up of 1,106 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 368.59 hectares
Population 2,210
Male Population 1,106
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bali compares

By the 2011 count Bali is the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 368.59 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bali

Bali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bali as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bali from other places

Bali lies about 49 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Steel City, about 3.6 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 Bali
Nearest railway station Bokaro Steel City 3.6 km
Nearest town Bokāro 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 29 km
District headquarters Puruliya 49 km

Villages closest to Bali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bali village had a population of 2,210. That makes it the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Bali village has 1,106 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bali has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bali is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bali covers 368.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bali falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bali is Bokaro Steel City, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bali.

Bali is about 49 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bali is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Bokaro Steel City is about 3.6 km away. Bokāro is about 10 km away. Jaipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruadi (6.2 km), Kalyanpur (8.1 km) and Bangora (11 km).

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

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