Balgona (also spelled Balgana) is a village in Bhatar

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in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of

Purba Bardhaman district Purba Bardhaman district is in West Bengal. Its headquarters is in Bardhaman. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after the division of the previous Bardhaman district. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born in village Subaldaha in the district ...

in the state of

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Demographics

As per the

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Balgana had a total population of 7,203, of which 3,717 (52%) were males and 3,486 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 832. The total number of literates in Balgana was 4,505 (70.71% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Balgona railway station Balgona railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Nityanandapur, Balgona of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History On 1 ...

is situated on the Bardhaman-Balgona sector.

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trains are being operated on this section from 2012.

Burdwan Katwa Railway Bardhaman (, ) is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Purba Bardhaman district, having become a district capital during the period of British rule. Burdwan, an alternative name for the city, ...

was undergoing gauge conversion from narrow gauge to . The Bardhaman-Katwa line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018. State Highway 14 running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes near Balgona.

Education

Susundighi HP High School at PO Nityanandapur, near Balgona railway station, was established in 1898. It is a Bengali-medium coeducational school with facilities for teaching from class V to XII.

Culture

Nangteswar Shiva temple at Babladihi

A 3 feet tall black stone idol of Mahavira Tirthankara is worshipped as Nangteswar

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at Babladihi nearby. A big fair is organised during

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Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Balgona.

References

{{Purba Bardhaman District Villages in Purba Bardhaman district