Balagarh (community development block)
Balagarh | |
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Community Development Block | |
Balagarh BDO Office, Jirat | |
| Coordinates: 23°06′34″N 88°27′37″E / 23.109444°N 88.460278°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 202.15 km2 (78.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 228,998 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712501 (Balagarh/Jirat) 712512 (Guptipara) 712123 (Somrabazar) |
| Area code | 03454 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-15, WB-16, WB-18 |
| Literacy | 76.94% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Balagarh |
| Website | hooghly |
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Balagarh is a Community Development Block, located at Balagarh, West Bengal, India, that forms an administrative division in Chinsurah Subdivision of Hooghly in the Indian state of West Bengal.