About Balni Village

Balni is a large village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,475, made up of 1,825 males and 1,650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Benipur
Pincode	847201
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	3,475
Male Population	1,825
Female Population	1,650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balni compares

By the 2011 count Balni is the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Balni

Balni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balni 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balni from other places

Balni lies about 20 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 16 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 Balni
Tehsil headquarters	Benipur	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt	16 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	20 km

Villages closest to Balni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balni village had a population of 3,475. That makes it the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Balni village has 1,825 males and 1,650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balni has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Balni is 847201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balni covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balni falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balni is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Balni.

Balni is about 20 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balni is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 6.9 km away. Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.