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About Balmha Village

Balmha is a large village in Daudnagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,405, made up of 1,283 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Balmha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balmha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Daudnagar
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 2,405
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balmha compares

By the 2011 count Balmha is the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Balmha

Balmha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balmha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balmha from other places

Balmha lies about 37 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 26 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 Balmha
Tehsil headquarters Daudnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 26 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 37 km

Villages closest to Balmha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balmha village had a population of 2,405. That makes it the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents.

Balmha village has 1,283 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balmha has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Balmha covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balmha falls under Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balmha is Baghoi Kusa, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balmha.

Balmha is about 37 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balmha is in Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 11 km away. Baghoi Kusa is about 26 km away. Aurangabad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (under 2 km), Gobardhanpur Kanap (2.1 km) and Arai (2.4 km).

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

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