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About Balihari Village

Balihari is a small village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 185 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balihari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824122
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 185
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balihari compares

By the 2011 count Balihari is the 182nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Balihari

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

Balihari lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 6.2 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 Balihari
Nearest railway station Jakhim 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Balihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balihari village had a population of 378. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Balihari village has 185 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balihari has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Balihari is 824122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balihari covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balihari falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balihari is Jakhim, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance for Balihari.

Balihari is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balihari is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 6.2 km away. Rafiganj is about 14 km away. Aurangabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kana Khap (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Saiyara (1.6 km).

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

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