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About Ballartop Village

Ballartop is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,137, made up of 1,599 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballartop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballartop village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 230.97 hectares
Population 3,137
Male Population 1,599
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballartop compares

By the 2011 count Ballartop is the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 230.97 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ballartop

Ballartop is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballartop 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ballartop from other places

Ballartop lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 16 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 Ballartop
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Canning 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Ballartop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballartop village had a population of 3,137. That makes it the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Ballartop village has 1,599 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballartop has about 962 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Ballartop is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballartop covers 230.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ballartop falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ballartop is Canning, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ballartop.

Ballartop is about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballartop is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 3.3 km away. Canning is about 16 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalidanga (under 2 km), Sibganj (under 2 km) and Chak Pitambar Dutta (1.5 km).

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

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