About Balchanda Village

Balchanda is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,895, made up of 1,481 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balchanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balchanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	308 hectares
Population	2,895
Male Population	1,481
Female Population	1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balchanda compares

By the 2011 count Balchanda is the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Balchanda

Balchanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balchanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Balchanda from other places

Balchanda lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 16 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 Balchanda
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	26 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Balchanda

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

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Common questions about Balchanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Balchanda village had a population of 2,895. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Balchanda village has 1,481 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balchanda has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Balchanda is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balchanda covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balchanda falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balchanda is Jogbani, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balchanda.

Balchanda is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balchanda is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 14 km away. Jogbani is about 16 km away. Kursakatta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.