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About Balkarna Village

Balkarna is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 392 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkarna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Pincode 824124
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 392
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Balkarna compares

By the 2011 count Balkarna is the 91st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 924.

Getting to Balkarna

Balkarna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balkarna 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 Balkarna from other places

Balkarna lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 7.1 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 Balkarna
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 13 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km

Villages closest to Balkarna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkarna village had a population of 765. That makes it the 91st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Balkarna village has 392 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkarna has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Balkarna is 824124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkarna covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balkarna falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balkarna is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 7.1 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 Balkarna.

Balkarna is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkarna is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 7.1 km away. Barun is about 13 km away. Daudnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batura (under 2 km), Bhuapur (under 2 km) and Bhupatpur (under 2 km).

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

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