About Baltora Village

Baltora is a large village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,206, made up of 1,611 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baltora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baltora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Santuri
Pincode	723121
Area (hectares)	471.18 hectares
Population	3,206
Male Population	1,611
Female Population	1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Baltora compares

By the 2011 count Baltora is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 471.18 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Baltora

Baltora is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baltora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baltora from other places

Baltora lies about 62 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 14 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 Baltora
Tehsil headquarters	Santuri	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Madhukunda Railway Station	14 km
Nearest town	Āsansol	19 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	62 km

Villages closest to Baltora

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

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Common questions about Baltora

As per the Census of India 2011, Baltora village had a population of 3,206. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Baltora village has 1,611 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baltora has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Baltora is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baltora covers 471.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baltora falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baltora is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baltora.

Baltora is about 62 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baltora is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. Santuri is about 8.0 km away. Madhukunda Railway Station is about 14 km away. Āsansol is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.