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About Baligaon Village

Baligaon is one of the larger villages in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,976, made up of 7,301 males and 6,675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1681 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Garhani
Pincode 802203
Area (hectares) 1681 hectares
Population 13,976
Male Population 7,301
Female Population 6,675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baligaon compares

By the 2011 count Baligaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 1681 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Baligaon

Baligaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baligaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baligaon from other places

Baligaon lies about 25 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 19 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 Baligaon
Nearest railway station Hatwar 19 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhani 25 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 25 km

Villages closest to Baligaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligaon village had a population of 13,976. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Baligaon village has 7,301 males and 6,675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligaon has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Baligaon is 802203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligaon covers 1681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligaon falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baligaon is Hatwar, about 19 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 village for Baligaon.

Baligaon is about 25 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligaon is in Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Hatwar is about 19 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Garhani is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardiha (4.3 km), Mandura (8.4 km) and Paharpur (9.0 km).

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

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