Balichak
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Balichak is a census town
in Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal
, India
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of the Paschim Medinipur district. The Debra police station serve this town. Balichak is the headquarters of the Debra CD Block.
, Balichak had a population of 12,206. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Balichak has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
there are two higher secondary schools in balichak. one boys' school and the other is girls' school
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Geography
Balichak is located at 22.37°N 87.55°E. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (42 feet). It is located in the Debra community development block in the Kharagpur subdivisionKharagpur subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision , is a subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Kharagpur municipality and ten community development blocks: Dantan–I, Dantan–II, Pingla, Kharagpur–I, Kharagpur–II, Sabang, Mohanpur, Narayangarh,...
of the Paschim Medinipur district. The Debra police station serve this town. Balichak is the headquarters of the Debra CD Block.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Balichak had a population of 12,206. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Balichak has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
there are two higher secondary schools in balichak. one boys' school and the other is girls' school