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About Balakhali Village

Balakhali is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,180, made up of 1,134 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 133.55 hectares
Population 2,180
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balakhali compares

By the 2011 count Balakhali is the 36th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 133.55 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Balakhali

Balakhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balakhali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Balakhali from other places

Balakhali lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 7.8 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 Balakhali
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur 7.8 km
Nearest town Baruipur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km

Villages closest to Balakhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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 Balakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakhali village had a population of 2,180. That makes it the 36th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Balakhali village has 1,134 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakhali has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Balakhali is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balakhali covers 133.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balakhali falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balakhali is Dakshin Durgapur, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balakhali.

Balakhali is about 22 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.

Balakhali is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 7.8 km away. Baruipur is about 9.6 km away. Bishnupur I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kastikumari (under 2 km), Nettana (under 2 km) and Jalilpur (under 2 km).

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

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