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About Balichuka Purbba Village

Balichuka Purbba is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 365 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balichuka Purbba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balichuka Purbba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 90.24 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 365
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balichuka Purbba compares

By the 2011 count Balichuka Purbba is the 112th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 90.24 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Balichuka Purbba

The census records public bus service for Balichuka Purbba 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balichuka Purbba from other places

Balichuka Purbba lies about 23 km from Uttar Dinajpur. 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 Balichuka Purbba
Nearest town Kishanganj 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 23 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 23 km

Villages closest to Balichuka Purbba

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 Balichuka Purbba

As per the Census of India 2011, Balichuka Purbba village had a population of 697. That makes it the 112th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Balichuka Purbba village has 365 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balichuka Purbba has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Balichuka Purbba is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balichuka Purbba covers 90.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Balichuka Purbba notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Balichuka Purbba.

Balichuka Purbba is about 23 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balichuka Purbba is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kishanganj is about 3.1 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 23 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balichuka Paschim (under 2 km), Tegharia (1.9 km) and Bhotar (2.7 km).

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

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