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About Balaha Village

Balaha is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 588 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Balaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 588
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balaha compares

By the 2011 count Balaha is the 80th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Balaha

The census records public bus service for Balaha as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balaha from other places

Balaha lies about 58 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Hasanpur Road, about under 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 Balaha
Nearest railway station Hasanpur Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 14 km
Nearest town Bakhri 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 58 km

Villages closest to Balaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaha village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 80th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Balaha village has 588 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaha has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Balaha covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaha falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balaha is Hasanpur Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balaha.

Balaha is about 58 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaha is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Hasanpur Road is about under 2 km away. Bahadurpur is about 14 km away. Bakhri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaha Dariapur (under 2 km), Semra (2.7 km) and Sobhan (2.8 km).

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

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