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About Balbalia Village

Balbalia is a small village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 225 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balbalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balbalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 39.41 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 225
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balbalia compares

By the 2011 count Balbalia is the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 39.41 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Balbalia

Balbalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balbalia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balbalia from other places

Balbalia lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 4.3 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 Balbalia
Nearest railway station Uttar Radhanagar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 13 km

Villages closest to Balbalia

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

Common questions about Balbalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balbalia village had a population of 430. That makes it the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Balbalia village has 225 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balbalia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Balbalia is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balbalia covers 39.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balbalia falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balbalia is Uttar Radhanagar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Balbalia.

Balbalia 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.

Balbalia is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 4.3 km away. Magrahat 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dodalia (under 2 km), Nainan (under 2 km) and Atparui (under 2 km).

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

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