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About Balichaur Village

Balichaur is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,094, made up of 1,104 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balichaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balichaur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 157.42 hectares
Population 2,094
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Balichaur compares

By the 2011 count Balichaur is the 53rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 157.42 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Balichaur

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

Balichaur lies about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 9.9 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 Balichaur
Nearest railway station Sudhani 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 15 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 15 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km

Villages closest to Balichaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Balichaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balichaur village had a population of 2,094. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Balichaur village has 1,104 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balichaur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Balichaur is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balichaur covers 157.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balichaur falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balichaur is Sudhani, about 9.9 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 Balichaur.

Balichaur is about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balichaur is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 9.9 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 15 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nargaon (under 2 km), Jharbari (3.8 km) and Bahar (4.0 km).

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

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