About Balidaghata Village

Balidaghata is a mid sized village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,183, made up of 616 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balidaghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balidaghata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Canning II
Pincode	743425
Area (hectares)	135.17 hectares
Population	1,183
Male Population	616
Female Population	567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Balidaghata compares

By the 2011 count Balidaghata is the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 135.17 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Balidaghata

Balidaghata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balidaghata 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balidaghata from other places

Balidaghata lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 3.6 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 Balidaghata
Nearest railway station	Kalyanpur	3.6 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Canning II	20 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	20 km

Villages closest to Balidaghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balidaghata village had a population of 1,183. That makes it the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Balidaghata village has 616 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balidaghata has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Balidaghata is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balidaghata covers 135.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balidaghata falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balidaghata is Kalyanpur, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balidaghata.

Balidaghata is about 20 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.

Balidaghata is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about 3.6 km away. Baruipur is about 5.8 km away. Canning II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.