About Baltala Village

Baltala is a mid sized village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 847 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baltala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baltala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar II
Pincode	743338
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	1,659
Male Population	847
Female Population	812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baltala compares

By the 2011 count Baltala is the 37th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 6.9 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 952.

Getting to Baltala

Baltala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baltala as Available within 5 - 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 Baltala from other places

Baltala lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 12 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 Baltala
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar Majilpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar II	13 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	13 km

Villages closest to Baltala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baltala village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 37th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Baltala village has 847 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baltala has about 959 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Baltala is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baltala covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baltala falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baltala is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baltala.

Baltala is about 13 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.

Baltala is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 12 km away. Jaynagar II is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.