| Balurghat | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| Parliamentary constituency | Balurghat |
| Assembly constituency | Balurghat, Tapan |
| Population • Density |
228,701 (2001[update]) • 628 /km2 (1,627 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 363.90 square kilometres (140.50 sq mi) |
| Website | ddinajpur.nic.in/ |
Balurghat (community development block) (Bengali: বালুরঘাট সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Balurghat police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Beltola Park. Chakbhrigu and Baidyanathpara are two urban outgrowths in this block.[1][2]
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Balurghat is located at .
Balurghat community development block has an area of 363.90 km2.[2]
The Atreyee flows through the Balurghat block.[3]
Gram panchayats of Balurghat block/ panchayat samiti are: Amritakhanda, Bhatpara, Boaldar, Bolla, Chakbhrigu, Chingishpur, Danga, Gopalbati, Jalghar and Nazirpur.[4]
As per 2001 census, Balurghat block has a total population of 228,701, out of which 118,056 were males and 110,645 were females. Balurghat block registered a population growth of 23.49 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 22.11 per cent.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[5]
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