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 1,508. 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.

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• 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.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Balurghat is the 19^th worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)   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 Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No,Feb. 2025)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Balurghat is the 632^nd worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates lower facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 624^th worst ranked in # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)   .This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 608^th worst ranked in Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023   .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.