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About Bhalagara Village

Bhalagara is a large village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,044 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 425.73 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalagara compares

By the 2011 count Bhalagara is the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 425.73 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bhalagara

Bhalagara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalagara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baykara, Beko, Belyadanga and Benadala Alias Haridi. 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 Bhalagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalagara village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Bhalagara village has 1,044 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalagara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bhalagara is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalagara covers 425.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalagara falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhalagara notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Bhalagara.

Bhalagara is in Kashipur 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 Bhalagara today is likely to be higher.

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