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About Balabari Village

Balabari is a large village in Dalgaon tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,359, made up of 1,179 males and 1,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.3 hectares hectares.

Balabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balabari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Dalgaon
Area (hectares) 149.3 hectares
Population 2,359
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balabari compares

By the 2011 count Balabari is the 73rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 149.3 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Balabari

Balabari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balabari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balabari from other places

Balabari lies about 61 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Mazbat, about 8.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balabari
Nearest railway station Mazbat 8.3 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalgaon 31 km
District headquarters Darrang 61 km

Villages closest to Balabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalgaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Balabari village had a population of 2,359. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Balabari village has 1,179 males and 1,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balabari has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Balabari covers 149.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balabari falls under Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balabari is Mazbat, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balabari.

Balabari is about 61 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balabari is in Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district. Mazbat is about 8.3 km away. Dhekiajuli is about 29 km away. Dalgaon is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahabari (under 2 km), Batabari (under 2 km) and Karaibari (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balabari today is likely to be higher.

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