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Balurghat Analytics

languages
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 316^th 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 3^rd highest ranked in # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

2.
The average Bengali Script of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 13,153. Balurghat is the 15^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 62^nd highest ranked in # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy . This indicates that the government has placed a greater emphasis on green energy in this district compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Balurghat is the 318^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 implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Balurghat is the 178^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 189^th worst ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020) .This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 662^nd worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025) .This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

5.
Balurghat is the 623^rd highest ranked in Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, Dec. 2024) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This indicates lower facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

6.
The Average Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 37084. Balurghat is the 608^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies relatively low structured employment due to this location not being a highly urbanized district and/or not a 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 (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	16.39%	1^st	10309
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.40%	54^th	6937
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.01%	324^th	2324

Balurghat Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name

Airports

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

No Data found.

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 Sub Divisional Hospital	1	292^nd	8923

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of District Hospital	1	1^st	2213
2	No of Primary Health Centers	47	287^th	6168
3	No of Total Hospitals	59	292^nd	10693
4	No of Community Health Centers	9	336^th	2705
5	No of Nurses	3390	343^rd	2428
6	No of Doctors	1729	495^th	10571
7	No of Hospital Beds	1599	529^th	1297

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)	57099	115^th	3519
2	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	140^th	9773
3	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	193^rd	8234
4	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	235^th	9011

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	1^st	10790
2	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	12	49^th	2756
3	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	8	76^th	7189
4	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	101^st	5226
5	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	146^th	6225
6	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	173^rd	8014
7	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	236^th	6693
8	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	24082	271^st	5470
9	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	18218	271^st	10960
10	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	27	279^th	10041
11	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	304^th	4410
12	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	322^nd	11177
13	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	342^nd	3947
14	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	5863	373^rd	2415
15	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	176	374^th	7246
16	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	379^th	10934
17	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	397^th	9922
18	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	442^nd	7562
19	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	457^th	1684

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	345^th	2862

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	167^th	2444
2	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	591^st	10708

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 Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021)	0	3^rd	7438
2	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2020)	2447	130^th	3291
3	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2020)	358	134^th	3323
4	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2020)	1	153^rd	9205
5	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	156^th	7537

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2020)	28	160^th	4262
2	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	250	222^nd	2870
3	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	5379	227^th	9311
4	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	6311	257^th	5574
5	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	1015	257^th	6623
6	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	344	300^th	6437
7	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	4172	303^rd	6812
8	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	1087	326^th	6226
9	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	9152	327^th	1492
10	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	719	375^th	4307
11	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2021)	1937	407^th	4558
12	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2020)	4706	425^th	3447
13	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	334	442^nd	8269
14	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	56	456^th	10781
15	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	468^th	9715
16	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	6137	503^rd	7883
17	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	591	539^th	6856
18	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	42477	554^th	10703
19	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	49523	563^rd	6820
20	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	36821	568^th	1675
21	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2020)	654	570^th	8294
22	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2020)	3877	590^th	7772
23	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	275	606^th	2325

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	1779

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)	1416	1^st	4510
2	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	212^th	10213

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	1292
2	Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	178^th	5926
3	Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	189^th	1946
4	Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020)	25	211^th	4680
5	Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	2801	281^st	8259

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	25	318^th	8105

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	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2022)	134	351^st	2959
2	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI June 2023)	165	473^rd	9722
3	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2023)	593683	505^th	3747
4	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	187044	546^th	8175
5	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, Dec. 2024)	1065262	623^rd	2788
6	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)	132859	662^nd	9061

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	11115
2	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	243^rd	4541
3	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	390^th	9420

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Malayalam Script	6112	1^st	1235
2	Tamil Script	23886	1^st	5502
3	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	104^th	6779
4	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	191^st	7731
5	Kannada Script	23603	223^rd	4300
6	Odia Script	5442	277^th	3316
7	Marathi Script	27903	279^th	2110
8	Telugu Script	39429	283^rd	1796
9	Gujarati Script	25953	311^th	6942
10	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	319^th	6212
11	Latin Script (English)	2647	380^th	10691
12	English Multilingual Population	50193	441^st	5450
13	Assamese Script	3229	504^th	3773
14	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	540^th	5274

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	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2020)	596633	233^rd	1610
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2020)	221	396^th	2076
3	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	435^th	8354

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	1508	62^nd	2557
2	# of Inhabited Villages	777	95^th	9528
3	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	192^nd	8917
4	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	221^st	11135

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	566	1^st	5291
2	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	312^th	2431
3	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	399^th	3409
4	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	404^th	9770
5	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	415^th	9755
6	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	470^th	9289
7	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	516^th	6303
8	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	525^th	4962
9	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	538^th	10977

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 Companies,2023	1876	110^th	1211
2	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	151^st	1589
3	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	309^th	4034

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023	6050	1^st	1313
2	Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023	1938	1^st	9721
3	Private Jobs(Formal),2023	15104	1^st	5471
4	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	461^st	10706
5	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	472^nd	1170
6	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	530^th	2090
7	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	608^th	3123

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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