Bally, sometimes spelled Bāli, is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
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in
Bally Jagachha
Bally Jagachha is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Ghoshpara is located at .
Bally Jagachha CD Block is bo ...
CD Block of
Howrah Sadar subdivision
Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. Th ...
in
Howrah district in the
India
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n
state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
. It is a part of
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Bally is under the jurisdiction of Nischinda Police Station of
Howrah City Police
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Demographics
As per
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
Bally had a total population of 113,377 of which 58,530 (52%) were males and 54,847 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 10,069. The total number of literates in Bally was 92,238 (89.28% of the population over 6 years).
As per 2001 census, Bally had a population of 92,906, out of which 49,414 were males and 43,492 were females. Bally has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 75%. In Bally, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Bally has the junction of
National Highway 16 (part of
Asian Highway 45
AH45 is a route of the National Highway Network of India, running from in Kolkata to Krishnagiri. This route is composed of NH 16 and part of NH 48 from Chennai to Krishnagiri.
Route
The route shares a large portion of various Indian Natio ...
) and
National Highway 19
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For roads named "A19", see list of A19 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 19
* European route E19
* European route E019
Canada
* Alberta Highway 19
* British Columbia Highway 19
* Manitoba Highway 19 ...
at Bamandanga (Rajchandrapur). People can go to several places of
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
,
Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
and
Hooghly from here. Bally is connected to
Dakshineswar, Kolkata via
Vivekananda Setu and
Nivedita Setu
Second Vivekananda Bridge (also called Nivedita Setu) is a multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 over Hooghly River connecting Howrah with Kolkata, in West Bengal. It runs parallel to and about 50 m downstream of the old Vivekananda Setu ...
.
Bus
Private Bus
* 26
Champadanga
Champadanga is a town in Tarakeswar CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Champadanga is located at . The village situated on the bank of Damodar River.
Demographics
As per 20 ...
-
Bonhooghly
* 26C
Jagatballavpur
Jagatballavpur is a census town in Jagatballavpur CD Block in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Jagatballavpur is located at .
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Jagatballavpur ha ...
-
Bonhooghly
* 40
Birshibpur -
Serampore
Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampor ...
* 51 Pardankuni -
Howrah Station
Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...
* 79
Panchla
Panchla is a census town in Panchla CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Panchla is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).
Demographics
As pe ...
-
Dunlop
* 81/1 Rajchandrapur -
Barasat
Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) ...
* DN46
Dankuni
Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly.
Geography
Location
Da ...
Housing -
Salt Lake
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Karunamoyee
* 54 Ballykhal - Esplanade
CSTC Bus
* S23A Rajchandrapur -
Salt Lake
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Karunamoyee
* AC23A Rajchandrapur -
Salt Lake
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Karunamoyee
* AC50A Rajchandrapur -
Garia
CTC Bus
* C23
Dankuni
Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly.
Geography
Location
Da ...
Housing -
Park Circus
Park Circus is a neighbourhood of Central-South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.
Geography Police district
Karaya police station is in the South-east division of Kolkata Police.
Karaya Women police station, at the same a ...
Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Bally.
Train
Bally has five railway stations of
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...
. They are
Bally railway station
Bally railway station (Bengali: বালি) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord line. It is located in Howrah in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under the jurisdict ...
(on
Howrah-Bardhaman main line and
Howrah-Bardhaman chord line),
Belanagar railway station (on
Howrah-Bardhaman chord line),
Bally Ghat railway station
Bally Ghat railway station is a station of Eastern Railway in Howrah. It is 15 km away from and 7 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Dankun ...
,
Bally Halt railway station
Bally Halt railway station is a station of Eastern Railway in Howrah. It is 16 km away from and 6 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Dankuni a ...
and
Rajchandrapur railway station (on
Sealdah-Dankuni line).
Airport
Nearest Airport of Bally is
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata Metropolitan Area and is the aviation hub for eastern and northeastern India. It is located approximatel ...
in
Dumdum, Kolkata and it is easily accessible via
Belghoria Expressway
Belghoria Expressway is a four-lane (including Dakshineswar to Rajchandrapur extension) long grade separated tolled expressway in the North Suburban fringes of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is a key arterial road, linking the terminal junction ...
.
References
{{Howrah District
Cities and towns in Howrah district
Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Kolkata Metropolitan Area