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About Balufara Village

Balufara is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 574 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balufara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balufara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 99.27 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 574
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balufara compares

By the 2011 count Balufara is the 45th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 99.27 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Balufara

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

How far is Balufara from other places

Balufara lies about 30 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 1.6 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 Balufara
Nearest railway station Dhachna 1.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 25 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 30 km

Villages closest to Balufara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balufara village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 45th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Balufara village has 574 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balufara has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Balufara is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balufara covers 99.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balufara falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balufara is Dhachna, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balufara.

Balufara is about 30 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balufara is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 1.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Hemtabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantakota (2.5 km), Dakshin Kotagaon (2.5 km) and Uttar Kotagaon (2.5 km).

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

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