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About Baloi Jhaka Village

Baloi Jhaka is a large village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,342, made up of 1,689 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baloi Jhaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloi Jhaka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743396
Area (hectares) 396.98 hectares
Population 3,342
Male Population 1,689
Female Population 1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloi Jhaka compares

By the 2011 count Baloi Jhaka is the 23rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 396.98 hectares work out to about 8.4 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 958.

Getting to Baloi Jhaka

Baloi Jhaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baloi Jhaka as Available within <5 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 Baloi Jhaka from other places

Baloi Jhaka lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Surjyapur, about 9.1 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 Baloi Jhaka
Nearest railway station Surjyapur 9.1 km
Nearest town Canning 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Baloi Jhaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning 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 Baloi Jhaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloi Jhaka village had a population of 3,342. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Baloi Jhaka village has 1,689 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloi Jhaka has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Baloi Jhaka is 743396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baloi Jhaka covers 396.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baloi Jhaka falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baloi Jhaka is Surjyapur, about 9.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baloi Jhaka.

Baloi Jhaka is about 19 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.

Baloi Jhaka is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Surjyapur is about 9.1 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. Canning I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dattababur Abad (2.1 km), Devis Abad (2.3 km) and Bhaleya (2.3 km).

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

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