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About Balchiar Village

Balchiar is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 793 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balchiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balchiar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 190.58 hectares
Population 1,536
Male Population 793
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balchiar compares

By the 2011 count Balchiar is the 90th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 190.58 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Balchiar

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

How far is Balchiar from other places

Balchiar 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 Balchiar
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 9.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 15 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km

Villages closest to Balchiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balchiar village had a population of 1,536. That makes it the 90th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Balchiar village has 793 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balchiar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Balchiar is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balchiar covers 190.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balchiar falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balchiar 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balchiar.

Balchiar 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.

Balchiar is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 4.5 km away. Sudhani is about 9.9 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 Bhaksala (under 2 km), Rabanpur (under 2 km) and Pargaon (under 2 km).

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

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