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About Balgaon Village

Balgaon is one of the larger villages in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,314, made up of 3,382 males and 2,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 847101
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 6,314
Male Population 3,382
Female Population 2,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Balgaon compares

By the 2011 count Balgaon is the 13th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Balgaon

The census records public bus service for Balgaon 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 Balgaon from other places

Balgaon lies about 18 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Thalwara, about 14 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 Balgaon
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 11 km
Nearest town Benipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Thalwara 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 18 km

Villages closest to Balgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgaon village had a population of 6,314. That makes it the 13th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Balgaon village has 3,382 males and 2,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgaon has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Balgaon is 847101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgaon covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balgaon falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balgaon is Thalwara, about 14 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 Balgaon.

Balgaon is about 18 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgaon is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 11 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Thalwara 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 Athar (2.4 km), Behrauna (2.9 km) and Bhachhi Asli (3.0 km).

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

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