About Balihar Village

Balihar is a large village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,494, made up of 2,399 males and 2,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.33 hectares hectares.

Balihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balihar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Simri
Area (hectares)	270.33 hectares
Population	4,494
Male Population	2,399
Female Population	2,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balihar compares

By the 2011 count Balihar is the 12th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 270.33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Balihar

Balihar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balihar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balihar from other places

Balihar lies about 13 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Baruna, about 7.0 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 Balihar
Tehsil headquarters	Simri	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Baruna	7.0 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	10 km
District headquarters	Buxar	13 km

Villages closest to Balihar

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

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Common questions about Balihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balihar village had a population of 4,494. That makes it the 12th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Balihar village has 2,399 males and 2,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balihar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Balihar covers 270.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balihar falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balihar is Baruna, about 7.0 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 village for Balihar.

Balihar is about 13 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balihar is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 2.7 km away. Baruna is about 7.0 km away. Dumraon is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.