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About Baliara Village

Baliara is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,672, made up of 4,358 males and 4,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1210.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Namkhana
Pincode 743357
Area (hectares) 1210.22 hectares
Population 8,672
Male Population 4,358
Female Population 4,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Baliara compares

By the 2011 count Baliara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 1210.22 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Baliara

Baliara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baliara 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 Baliara from other places

Baliara lies about 63 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Baliara
Tehsil headquarters Namkhana 14 km
Nearest town Haldia 49 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 63 km

Villages closest to Baliara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliara village had a population of 8,672. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Baliara village has 4,358 males and 4,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliara has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Baliara is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliara covers 1210.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baliara falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baliara notes the nearest railway station 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 Baliara.

Baliara is about 63 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.

Baliara is in Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 14 km away. Haldia is about 49 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patibania (2.2 km), Kusumtala (3.2 km) and Bagdanga (4.8 km).

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

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