Balichara, Polba - Dadpur, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balichara


The village Balichara is located in Polba - Dadpur C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Polba - Dadpur Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Balichara


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balichara


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

A brief summary of available data for Balichara 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 Balichara


As per available data from the year 2009, 437 persons live in 105 house holds in the village Balichara. There are 228 female individuals and 209 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.17% and males constitute 47.83% of the total population.

There are 161 scheduled castes persons of which 90 are females and 71 are males. Females constitute 55.9% and males constitute 44.1% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 36.84% of the total population.

Population density of Balichara is 405.53 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balichara


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Total area of Balichara is 107.76 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 81.33 ha. About 24.28 ha is un-irrigated area. About 57.05 ha is irrigated area. About 20.23 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 20.23 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 16.59 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 26.43 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Balichara


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

There is a government primary school in the village Balichara.

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

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

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

Colleges in Balichara


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 Polba, which is 5-10 kms away from Balichara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bendal, which is more than 10 kms away from Balichara.

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balichara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bandel, which is more than 10 kms away from Balichara.

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Balichara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Balichara


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balichara.

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Balichara.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Balichara.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balichara.

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

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