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About Balaharania Village

Balaharania is a mid sized village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 711 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaharania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaharania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 152.9 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 711
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Balaharania compares

By the 2011 count Balaharania is the 38th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 152.9 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Balaharania

Balaharania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balaharania 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 Balaharania from other places

Balaharania lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 19 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 Balaharania
Nearest railway station Baharu 19 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 31 km

Villages closest to Balaharania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaharania village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 38th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Balaharania village has 711 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaharania has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

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

Balaharania covers 152.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaharania falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balaharania is Baharu, about 19 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 Balaharania.

Balaharania is about 21 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.

Balaharania is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 19 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andharia (under 2 km), Kundakhali (1.6 km) and Dongajora (2.4 km).

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

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