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'''Balgona''' (also spelled Balgana) is a village in [[Bhatar (community development block)|Bhatar]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Balgana had a total population of 7,203, of which 3,717 (52%) were males and 3,486 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 832. The total number of literates in Balgana was 4,505 (70.71% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 16 March 2017 }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Balgona railway station]] is situated on the Bardhaman-Balgona sector. [[Electric multiple units|EMU]] trains are being operated on this section from 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-barddhaman-balgona-emu-local-35013/18608/2/7745 |title = 35013 Barddhaman Balgona EMU Local | publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 26 February 2017}}</ref> [[Burdwan Katwa Railway]] was undergoing gauge conversion from {{RailGauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} [[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] to {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}. The Bardhaman-Katwa line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.anandabazar.com/district/bardhaman/katwa-burdwan-broad-gauge-trains-started-at-last-1.739229 |title = Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers) | work= Bengali |publisher= Ananda Bazar Patrika, 13 January 2018 | access-date = 13 January 2018}}</ref>

[[State Highway 14 (West Bengal)|State Highway 14]] running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes near Balgona.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 5 February 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
Susundighi HP High School at PO Nityanandapur, near Balgona railway station, was established in 1898. It is a Bengali-medium coeducational school with facilities for teaching from class V to XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.olympiadsuccess.com/s/barddhaman/susundighi-h-p-high-school-nityanandapur-xiv-bhatar-barddhaman-713125 | title = Susundighi HP High School | publisher = School Square |access-date = 4 February 2019}}</ref>

==Culture==
===Nangteswar Shiva temple at Babladihi===
A 3 feet tall black stone idol of [[Mahavira|Mahavira Tirthankara]] is worshipped as Nangteswar [[Shiva]] at Babladihi nearby. A big fair is organised during [[Maha Shivaratri]]. <ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, ''Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti'' (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), {{in lang|bn}}, Vol II, page 857, Radical Impression. {{ISBN|81-85459-36-3}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
There is a primary health centre at Balgona.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bardhaman.nic.in/health/medicalinst.html | title = Bardhaman district | work = Medical Institutions | publisher = Bardhaman district administration | access-date = 6 March 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Purba Bardhaman District}}

[[Category:Villages in Purba Bardhaman district]]

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