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About Balaigaon Village

Balaigaon is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,221, made up of 1,111 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaigaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 348.95 hectares
Population 2,221
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
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 Balaigaon compares

By the 2011 count Balaigaon is the 65th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 348.95 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Balaigaon

Balaigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balaigaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Badkol, Bahin, Bahor and Baje Bindol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balaigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaigaon village had a population of 2,221. That makes it the 65th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Balaigaon village has 1,111 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaigaon has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Balaigaon is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaigaon covers 348.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaigaon falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

Balaigaon is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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