Balgona

Balgona
Village
Balgona
Location in West Bengal, India
Balgona
Balgona (India)
Coordinates: 23°26′50″N 87°56′16″E / 23.447111°N 87.937889°E / 23.447111; 87.937889Coordinates: 23°26′50″N 87°56′16″E / 23.447111°N 87.937889°E / 23.447111; 87.937889
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,203
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bhatar
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Balgona (also spelled Balgana) is a village in Bhatar CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Balgana had a total population of 7,203, of which 3,717 (52%) were males and 3,486 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 832. The total number of literates in Balgana was 4,505 (70.71% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Transport

Balgona is a station on the Bardhaman-Balgona sector. EMU trains are being operated on this section from 2012.[2]Burdwan Katwa Railway was undergoing gauge conversion from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in). The Bardhaman-Katwa line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.[3]

State Highway 14 (West Bengal) running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes near Balgona.[4]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Balgona.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "35013 Barddhaman Balgona EMU Local". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers)". Bengali. Ananda Bazar Patrika, 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bardhaman district". Medical Institutions. Bardhaman district administration. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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