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City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Bengali : 144,725
2. English Multilingual Population : 15,374
3. Hindi : 5,539

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	153,279
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	272^nd
District Area (km²)	:	2,183
District Area (Rank)	:	560^th
No.of Towns in District	:	336
No. of Villages in District	:	95

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Balurghat Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Balurghat is the 272^nd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Balurghat District in West Bengal State. Dakshin Dinajpur District is 302^nd highest ranked in population & 560^th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Balurghat is the 15^th highest ranked in Bengali Script out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

2.
The average # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 1,378. Balurghat is the 62^nd highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that the government has placed a greater emphasis on green energy in this district compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 95^th highest ranked in Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011) . This indicates that this district has more decentralized governance as compare to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Balurghat is the 238^th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2020) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Balurghat is the 30^th worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Balurghat is the 215^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 281^st worst ranked in Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020) .This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 672^nd worst ranked in Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023) .This implies that financial activities in this district is more compared to other districts.

5.
Balurghat is the 625^th highest ranked in Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB 2023) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This indicates that economic condition of people in this district is better compared to people in other districts.

6.
The Average GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 153. Balurghat is the 528^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies that this district is highly urbanised / high GDP top 40 metropolis.

Balurghat City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Balurghat Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.00%	10^th	9872
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	0.12%	203^rd	6109
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.40%	263^rd	3894
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	0.34%	307^th	3673
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	16.07%	324^th	1992

Balurghat Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Bagdogra Airport	Siliguri	IXB	104 Km

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Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of Hospital Beds	1381	240^th	8882

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of Doctors	1634	30^th	4247
2	No of Community Health Centers	9	147^th	2913
3	No of Total Hospitals	59	161^st	9343
4	No of Primary Health Centers	47	165^th	7536
5	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	1	180^th	6194
6	No of Nurses	3328	196^th	4157

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011)	55686	115^th	8650
2	House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011)	84	167^th	7331
3	Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011)	273858	193^rd	9256
4	Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011)	20464	235^th	8871

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011)	169864	49^th	4754
2	Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011)	153607	80^th	4177
3	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	21	144^th	2014
4	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011)	15187	174^th	3527
5	% of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011)	49	176^th	8618
6	Number of Banks(No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	221	216^th	8706
7	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011)	67856	227^th	1413
8	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	8029	250^th	4083
9	Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011)	10371	252^nd	4605
10	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011)	15292	257^th	1284
11	Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011)	36696	275^th	3011
12	% of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011)	4	328^th	6777
13	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	38608	424^th	6389
14	Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	45441	429^th	1438
15	Bank Credit(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	37411	447^th	5556
16	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	153	528^th	2730
17	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB 2023)	43	625^th	7452
18	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	51	672^nd	9953

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	353^rd	1417

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1017	63^rd	1766
2	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	301^st	6487

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020)	2447	130^th	10591
2	# of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020)	358	134^th	2302
3	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	156^th	10140

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020)	3877	17^th	8909
2	# of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	275	26^th	2539
3	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	36821	45^th	3953
4	# of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020)	654	45^th	8644
5	# of No. of Schools(No, UDISE 2021)?	1937	46^th	6560
6	# of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	49523	53^rd	2688
7	# of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	42477	64^th	6846
8	# of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)	591	90^th	7346
9	# of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	6137	113^th	8333
10	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021)?	2	140^th	1224
11	# of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011)	136937	159^th	2772
12	# of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	56	161^st	4537
13	# of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	334	179^th	1968
14	# of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020)	4706	185^th	10699
15	# of Universities(No,AISHE 2020)	1	204^th	3442
16	# of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)	719	242^nd	9346
17	# of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020)	1087	293^rd	2232
18	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020)	9152	294^th	3882
19	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020)	28	297^th	1811
20	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)	4172	366^th	4945
21	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)	344	369^th	1577
22	# of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)	6311	389^th	6536
23	# of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)	1015	389^th	6258
24	# of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	5379	393^rd	3501
25	# of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	250	397^th	4925

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011)	745	95^th	8345

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2020)	22	258^th	5113

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2020)	267	30^th	5728
2	Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2020)	25	215^th	10281
3	Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)	2801	281^st	9848
4	Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	307^th	6826
5	Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	335^th	2863

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)	25	238^th	5680

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI June 2023)	165	16^th	1370
2	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011)	187044	84^th	5117
3	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB 2024)	177404	95^th	1516
4	Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023)	593683	126^th	11074
5	City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2022)	134	204^th	8479
6	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2024)	114666	329^th	7964

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Bengali Script	13153	15^th	3797

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	24^th	3048
2	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	78^th	7380
3	English Multilingual Population	50193	192^nd	3686
4	Assamese Script	3229	208^th	8143
5	Script Pools # < 30,000	1	231^st	1227
6	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	299^th	4950
7	Latin Script (English)	2647	338^th	6497
8	Gujarati Script	25953	410^th	10536
9	Telugu Script	39429	417^th	4287
10	Odia Script	5442	442^nd	3914
11	Marathi Script	27903	443^rd	2754
12	Kannada Script	23603	497^th	4014
13	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	506^th	9443
14	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	544^th	6667

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2020)	222	101^st	4813
2	Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020)	22	245^th	8647
3	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2020)	597414	281^st	10207

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1378	62^nd	9334
2	# of Inhabited Villages	747	95^th	10255
3	# of Households with 1 married couple	223006	192^nd	6918
4	Number of households(Number , Census 2011)	318214	221^st	10163

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	150461	3^rd	10422
2	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	153026	11^th	2193
3	# of Uninhabited Villages	54	17^th	3310
4	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	217194	49^th	8764
5	Number of towns(Number , Census 2011)	10	125^th	1405
6	Urban Population(Number , Census 2011)	495956	152^nd	5287
7	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	93956	167^th	10813
8	Urbanization(% , Census 2011)	24	184^th	3469

Negative Metrics:

Population: 153,279 | Population Rank: 272^nd

Area (KM²): 2,183 | Area Rank: 560^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Companies	1876	110^th	4599
2	Govt Jobs as a % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022)	2	147^th	6234
3	Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011)	1121530	302^nd	1632

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee)	760882	8^th	5401
2	Number of State Government Jobs	25127	15^th	5874
3	Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022)	62963	26^th	5008
4	Formal Jobs as a % of working Pop(%,DPE 2022)	2	43^rd	1889
5	Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018)	2531	121^st	10410
6	Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, )	816	121^st	7277
7	Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022)	16177	134^th	4644

Negative Metrics:

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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Q - What is the frequency of data update on various data-fields of Prarang analytics ?
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