Bally, Bally-Jagachha

Bally is a census town in Bally Jagachha CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Bally, Howrah.
Not to be confused with Bally Jagachha.

Bally
Census Town
Bally
Location in West Bengal, India
Bally
Bally (India)
Coordinates: 22°37′46″N 88°20′53″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
Population
 (2011)
 • Total113,377
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
711201, 711202, 711205, 711227
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencySreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDomjur
Websitehowrah.gov.in

Bally is under the jurisdiction of Nischinda Police Station of Howrah City Police.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India 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).[3]

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.[4]

Transport

Bally has the junction of National Highway 16 (part of Asian Highway 45) and National Highway 19 at Bamandanga (Rajchandrapur). People can go to several places of Kolkata, Howrah and Hooghly from here. Bally is connected to Dakshineswar, Kolkata via Vivekananda Setu and Nivedita Setu.

Bus

Private Bus

CSTC Bus
  • S23A Rajchandrapur - Salt Lake Karunamoyee
  • AC23A Rajchandrapur - Salt Lake Karunamoyee
  • AC50A Rajchandrapur - Garia

CTC Bus

Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Bally.

Train

Bally has five railway stations of Kolkata Suburban Railway. They are Bally railway station (on Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Howrah-Bardhaman chord line), Belanagar railway station (on Howrah-Bardhaman chord line), Bally Ghat railway station, Bally Halt railway station and Rajchandrapur railway station (on Sealdah-Dankuni line).

Airport

Nearest Airport of Bally is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Dumdum, Kolkata and it is easily accessible via Belghoria Expressway.

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References
  1. "Final population totals, West Bengal, Table 3, Urban Frame". Census of India 2001, see Haora district. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001 – Howrah district. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. "Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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