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About Baluwanhi Village

Baluwanhi is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 323 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluwanhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluwanhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Pincode 802158
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 323
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Baluwanhi compares

By the 2011 count Baluwanhi is the 110th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Baluwanhi

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

Baluwanhi lies about 118 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 10 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 Baluwanhi
Nearest railway station Tamuria 10 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 31 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 118 km

Villages closest to Baluwanhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluwanhi village had a population of 632. That makes it the 110th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Baluwanhi village has 323 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluwanhi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Baluwanhi is 802158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluwanhi covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baluwanhi falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baluwanhi is Tamuria, about 10 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 Baluwanhi.

Baluwanhi is about 118 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluwanhi is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Tamuria is about 10 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 17 km away. Jagdishpur 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 Sonbarsa (6.1 km), Sundara (6.9 km) and Bhairopur (7.2 km).

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

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