About Balkhora Village

Balkhora is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 499 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkhora village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Pincode	824208
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	991
Male Population	499
Female Population	492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkhora compares

By the 2011 count Balkhora is the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Balkhora

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

How far is Balkhora from other places

Balkhora lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 20 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 Balkhora
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	1.8 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	17 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	20 km
District headquarters	Gaya	41 km

Villages closest to Balkhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkhora village had a population of 991. That makes it the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Balkhora village has 499 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkhora has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Balkhora is 824208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkhora covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balkhora falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balkhora is Rafiganj, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Balkhora.

Balkhora is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkhora is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 1.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 17 km away. Rafiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.