Balurghat AI Report

Date: July 1, 2025

Dakshin Dinajpur District (Balurghat) in West Bengal, has 1.8% of the state's population. It produces 0.8% of the state's rice, 1.5% of the state's potatoes and 51.1% of the West Bengal soybean (3.8% of India's production). The nearest airport is Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri, located 104 Km away.

Balurghat is the 273rd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Dakshin Dinajpur District in West Bengal State. Dakshin Dinajpur District is 321st highest ranked in population and 560th ranked in area, in India.

The average Bengali Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 13153. Balurghat is the 15th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

The average # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 1508. Balurghat is the 62nd 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.

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

Bengali Script Bengali Script
# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy
Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)

Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)
English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)
# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)
Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023

The Average Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 285. Balurghat is the 19th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 757th worst ranked in English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)   . This indicates a lower pool of literate english population compared to other cities.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Balurghat is the 624th 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

The Average Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 37084. Balurghat is the 608th worst 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.


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languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

Note

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

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

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Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population  :
:
153,279
City(District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
273rd
District
Area (km2)  
:
2,183
District
Area (Rank)
:
560th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 7
No. of Villages  
in District
: 1,631