About Balaha Village

Balaha is a mid sized village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 473 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Balaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Singhwara
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	912
Male Population	473
Female Population	439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balaha compares

By the 2011 count Balaha is the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Balaha

Balaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balaha 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 5 - 10 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	Singhwara	25 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 Singhwara 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 Balaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaha village had a population of 912. That makes it the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Balaha village has 473 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Balaha covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balaha falls under Singhwara 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 - 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 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 Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 5.9 km away. Samāstipur is about 14 km away. Singhwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.