Bally Jagachha is an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district

Howrah District

Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...

 in the India

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 of West Bengal

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. Liluah and Bally police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Ghoshpara. Bally, Chakapara

Chakapara

Chakapara is a census town under Liluah police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Chakapara is located at . It has an average elevation of 14 metres .-Demographics:...

, Chamrail

Chamrail

Chamrail is a census town under Liluah police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Chamrail had a population of 8554. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%...

, Eksara

Eksara

Eksara is a census town under Liluah police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

, Khalia

Khalia

Khalia is a census town under Liluah police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

 and Jagadishpur

Jagadishpur

Jagadishpur is a census town under Liluah police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Jagadishpur had a population of 12,826. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%...

 are urban areas in this block.

Geography

Ghoshpara is located at 22.644°N 88.325°E.

Bally Jagachha community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 72.05  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

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Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Bally Jagachha block/panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...

 are: Bali, Chakpara Anandanagar, Chamrail, Durgapur Abhaynagar I, Durgapur Abhaynagar II, Jagadishpur, Nischinda and Sanpuipara Basukati.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Bally Jagachha block had a total population of 164,520, out of which 86,409 were males and 78,111 were females. Bally Jagacha block registered a population growth of 28.63 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Scheduled castes at 31,141 formed around one-fifth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 3,629.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Bally Jagachha block had a total literacy of 84.44 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 89.24 per cent female literacy was 79.08 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.