Balas, Kaliaganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balas


The village Balas is located in Kaliaganj C.D.Block of Dinajpur Uttar District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Kaliaganj Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Balas


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balas,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733129

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balas


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balas is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balas is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balas


As per available data from the year 2009, 1771 persons live in 397 house holds in the village Balas. There are 866 female individuals and 905 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.9% and males constitute 51.1% of the total population.

There are 1667 scheduled castes persons of which 813 are females and 854 are males. Females constitute 48.77% and males constitute 51.23% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 94.13% of the total population.

There are 34 scheduled tribes persons of which 19 are females and 15 are males. Females constitute 55.88% and males constitute 44.12% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.92% of the total population.

Population density of Balas is 835.26 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balas


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Total area of Balas is 212.03 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 161.47 ha. About 155.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6.07 ha is irrigated area. About 6.07 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 46.51 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 4.05 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Balas


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Balas.

There is a government primary school in the village Balas.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Dhankoil, which is less than 5 kms away from Balas.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dhankoil, which is less than 5 kms away from Balas.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dhankoil, which is less than 5 kms away from Balas.

Colleges in Balas


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kaliyaganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Balas.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Raiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Balas.

Other Educational Facilities in Balas


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kaliyaganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Balas.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Karnojora, which is more than 10 kms away from Balas.

Healthcare Facilities in Balas


There is no community health centre in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Balas.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Balas.

There is no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Balas.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Balas.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Balas.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Balas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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