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About Balaha Village

Balaha is a large village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,889, made up of 2,250 males and 2,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690 hectares hectares.

Balaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Area (hectares) 690 hectares
Population 4,889
Male Population 2,250
Female Population 2,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balaha compares

By the 2011 count Balaha is the 10th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 690 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Balaha

Balaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balaha 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 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 29 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 5.9 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 Vishnupur Bathua Halt 5.9 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 29 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 29 km

Villages closest to Balaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 4,889. That makes it the 10th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Balaha village has 2,250 males and 2,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaha has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Balaha covers 690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaha falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balaha is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance for Balaha.

Balaha is about 29 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 Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 5.9 km away. Samāstipur is about 14 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gora (1.6 km), Hathra (3.9 km) and Manoripur (14 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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