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About Bally Village

Bally is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,234, made up of 3,189 males and 3,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 944.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bally Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bally village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 944.49 hectares
Population 6,234
Male Population 3,189
Female Population 3,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bally compares

By the 2011 count Bally is the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 944.49 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 956.

Getting to Bally

Bally is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bally as Available within 10+ 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 Bally from other places

Bally lies about 37 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 24 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 Bally
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Canning 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 37 km

Villages closest to Bally

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bally village had a population of 6,234. That makes it the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Bally village has 3,189 males and 3,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bally has about 955 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Bally is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bally covers 944.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bally falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bally is Canning, about 24 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 km distance for Bally.

Bally is about 37 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.

Bally is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 7.7 km away. Canning is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijoynagar (1.7 km), Amlamethi (3.1 km) and Sonagar (4.0 km).

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

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